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BOOK or MARIETTA 



Being a Condensed, Accurate and Reliable Record 

of the Important Events in the History of the 

City of Marietta, in the State of Ohio, from 

the Time of Its Earliest Settlement by the 

First Pioneers of the Ohio Land 

Company on April 7th, 1788, to 

the Present Time 

INCLUDING 

A Careful and Authentic Compilation of Statistics 
and Useful Information About the Commercial, 
Industrial and Municipal Development of the 
City, With Up-to-date Railroad and Steam- 
boat Information, Distance and Fare 
Tables, County and City Officials, 
Churches, Societies, and a Fund 
of Other Information 



ALSO INCLUDING 

A COMPLETE AND ACCUJiATE 

GAZETTEER 

OF 

All Commercial, Industrial and Business Interests 
including those of 

WiLLiAnsTovM, Vest Virginia 



Compiled and Published by F. M. McDonnell 
marietta, ohio / 
1906 



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!** PREFACE 

^ ■ It is not claimed that within the following pages 
- '*of this little work will be found a voluminous history. 
■ . in the sense that exhaustive descriptions of things 
and events have been attempted. The Book of 
Marietta is intended for easy and ready reference. 
It is an encyclopaedia of historical facts and data; 
a compilation of . information of many sorts, infor- 
mation both practical and useful, pertaining to the 
city nf Marietta. This information, while tersely 
told, and free of superfluous words, does not, how- 
ever, lose its value by its brevity; but rather makes 
the telling more interesting and of a greater 
worth. ; .. 

The dates giv^n herein have been igathered from 
the most reliable- authorities. Many important oc- 
currences, with dates, that have in all probability 
been long since forgotten and of wtich there has 
heretofore been no published record, will be fouTid 
within these pages. In fact this work in the years 
to come will be invaluable to the seeker after accur- 
ate information about the first city of the Northwest 
Territory. 

A very valuable feature, and one that will appeal 
to the busy man or woman, is the arrangement of 
the great amount of information which is here gath 
ered and which is presented in the most accessible 
and convenient form for ready reference. The mat- 
ter has been divided and sub-divided and a com- 
prehensive index makes it a simple and easy task to 
turn directly to any topic desired. 

As a souvenir of the city The Book of Marietta 
cannot be surpassed, containing as it does a guide 
to every historical point of interest, with brief but 
comprehensive historical notes. The illustrations 

also add to the value of the book and its size makes 
it as convenient for mailing as a picture post card. 

The various tables giving the distance by river 
or railroad routes, together with the fare, to points 
within a Avide radius of the city -dil be found very 
useful and handy. The postal information will also 
be found valuable. 

The Gazetteer of the Industrial, Commercial and 
Business interests of Marietta which forms a most 
important part of the book, contains a vast amount 
of carefully printed information. It is so com- 

plete and comprehensive that it has no equal in any 
directory heretofore published for the city of Ma- 
rietta. 

The illustrations in this book are printed from 
special half tone plates made from photos taken by 
Mr. H. P. Fischer, of this city. The photograph of 
"City Paik and the Boat House" is copyrighted by 
Mr. Fisflier. 

THE PUBLISHER. 



BOOKornARlETTA 

Washington county, situated in the Southeastern 
extitiuity of the State of Ohio, is bounded on the 
north by Morgan, Noble and Monroe counties; on 
the east by Monroe county and the Ohio River, 
which forms the dividing line between Ohio and 
the State of West Virginia; on tne south "by West 
Viiginia, the Ohio River continuing to form the 
line between the two states; on the west by Athena 
and Morgan counties. The land surface of Wash- 
ington cov.nty is 62 7 square miles. Its population 
in 1890 is given as 42,380; in 1900: 48,245. 

Washington county was originally created in July, 
1788, and in the following month the village of 
Maiietta, which at th:it time embraced what is now 
Maiietta Township, was nuide the county seat. Tho 
county is divided into twenty-two townships, viz: 
Adams. Aurelius, Eailow, Belpie, Decatur, Dunham, 
Fairfield, Fearing, Grandview, Independence, Law- 
lence, Libeity, Ludlow, Marietta, Muskingum, New- 
poit, Palmer, Salem, Warren, Waterford, Water- 
town and Wesley townships. 

The City of Maiietta is the oldest city in the 
state of Ohio, being the first settlement under the 
Government of the United States in the great North- 
wesl Territory which now comprises the states of 
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan. 
Resting on gently sloping hills, at the meeting place 
of the wateis of the Muskingum witli that or tne 
gieat Ohio river, it occupies an ideal site for a city, 
and vv'ith its wide, well kept streets, can justly lay 
claim to the titles "Beautiful Marietta" and "The 
Lady of the Rivers." It is situated ahout midway 
between the eastern and western boundary and upon 
the southern line, of Washington county. The 

census of 1890 gave Marietta a population of 8,273 
and the twelfth census gives it 13,348, while it is 
estimated that today (1906), it has a population of 
over 17,000. It is a modern, progressive city, with 
its flouiishing iudustiies, its handsome business 
blocks, fine residences, magnificent churches, the best 
schools in the country and the greatest college in the 
state. With all these advantages, and many others, 
there is every promise for a great future for Ma- 
rietta. The city was incorporated December 2nd, 
1800. 

EARLY HISTORY. 

Of the first inhabitants of the lands of that vast 
territory lying Northwest of the Ohio river but little 
is known, aside from that which can be deduced 
from the study of the curious earthworks or mounds, 



which were found in various portions of Ohio, and 
supposed to be the works of a semi-civilized people 
Avho have been given the name of the Mound Build- 
ers. As far as known the next people to occupy 
this territory were the North American Indians, who 
were discovered here by the first white settlers. 
Probably the first white man to set foot in what is 
now Ohio was the French explorer, La Sallee. The 
next record of the visit of cilivized man is found 
in the old leaden plate which was unearthed by 
some boys, M-hile in swimming at the mouth of the 
Muskingum river in the summer of 1799. This 
plate contained the date Aug. 16, 1749, and was 
buried where it had been found by Celeron de Bien- 
ville, the French explorer. The plate is now in the 
possession of the Massachusetts Society at Worces- 
ter, Massachusetts. It is recorded also that as early 
as 1761 several white settlers arrived in Tuscara- 
was county. These were the Moravian Mission- 
aries, sent out by their society to teach the Chris- 
tian religion to the Indians. The efforts of these 
christian men and women resulted in three Indian 
villages being established along the river Tuscara- 
Avas, and every student of history is familiar with 
the story of the massacre at Gnadenhutten of ninety 
Moravian Indian converts, by Col. Williamsons' 
corp of volunteer militia, on March 2nd, 1782. 

The story of the early history of Marietta could 
it be written in detail just as it occurred would 
prove more fascinating than any work of fiction. 
Picture to yourself that party of sturdy pioneers of 
the Ohio Land Company drifting along with the 
current of the great and strange river, with its 
banks lined with a wilderness of trees and foliage, 
with not a sign of life. What must have been the 
ambitions, the hopes and the fears of those men, 
who had left behind them their homes and all th-j 
comforts of civilization that even at that time were 
to be had in New England, for the uncertainties that 
offered in this great western wilderness inhabited 
by savages and wild beasts 'i 

The landing of those brave and adventurous spirits 
on the present site of Marietta occurred about noon 
on April 7th, ...1 78,8, and from that moment dates 
the history of the city of Marietta. The names of 
those pioneers, who were also the first white set 
tiers of the Northwest territory, are here given: 
-- General Rufus Putnam, superintendent of the col- 
ony. Colonel Ebenezer Sproat, Colonel Return J. 
Meigs, Major Anselm Tupper, and John Mathews, 
surveyors. Major Haffield White, steward and 

quaitermaster — Capt. Jonathan Devol — Capt. Josiah 
Monro — ^Capt. Daniel Davis — Capt. Peregrine Foster 
— Capt. Jethro Putnam — Capt. William Gray — Cajjt. 
Ezekiel Cooper — Phineas Coburn — David Wallis — 
Gilbert Devol, Jr. — Jonas Davts — Hezekiah Flint — 
Hezekiah Flint, Jr. — Josiah Whitridge — Benjamin 
Giiswold — Theophilus Learned — William Miller — 



Josiah "White — Henry Maxon — Wm. Moulton — Ed- 
mund Moulton — Benjamin Shaw — Jervis Cutler — 
Samuel Gushing — Daniel Bushnell — Ebenezer Corey 
— Oliver Dodge — Isaac Dodge — Jabez Barlow — Al- 
len Putnam — Joseph Wells — Israel Danton — Samuel 
Telshaw — Amos Porter, Jr. — John Gardener — Elizur 
Kiitland — Joseph Lincoln — Earl Sproat — Allen De- 
vol — -Wm. Mason — Simeon Martin — Paletiah White. 

The work of settlement was commenced at once 
and rapidly rough cabins were erected. The 

first vi'oik of the surveyors was begun on the 9th — 
two days after the landing, while ine balance of the 
men started the work of clearing the land. Every- 
thing seemed to progress smoothly and there was 
apparently a feeling of contentment among the set- 
tlers. General Putnam, however, was uneasy over 
the safety of the colony in case of Indian upris- 
ings and this resulted in the erection of Campus 
Martins, which was located about three-quarters of 
a mile from the settlement at the Point, where most 
of the houses were built, and was reached by a 
road cut through the woods along the Muskingum 
river. (This road is now Front street.) The 

site of this stockade will be better understood by 
giving its boundaries as St. Clair street on the 
North, Second street on the East; Washington 
street on the south and Front srreei on the West 
side — the river front. It compiised a continuous 
line of dwellings two stories high which formed the 
sides. These dwellings were constructed of tim- 

bers four inches thick. At the corners were block 
houses, built a trifle higher and projecting out be- 
yond the sides of the stockade about six feet. When 
completed, which was not until 17 91, it formed an 
almost impregnable defense against attack, although 
at no time during all the Indian troubles was an 
assault made upon it. 

After the arrival of the first pioneers many follow- 
ers found their way to the new settlement. In 
May of the sa-'ue year (l':88), ai'rived Gen. Samuel 
Plolden Parsons, Capt. William Dana, Ebenezer Bat- 
telle. Major Jonathan Haskell, Colonel Israel .Put- 
nam, Aaron Waldo Putnam, Major Robert' Brad- 
ford. Jonathan Stone, Major Winthrop Sargent, Col- 
onel ^Villiam Stacey and Colonel John May (Col. 
May was one of the agents of the Ohio Land Com- 
pany.) The following month there were more ar- 
rivals at the Point, among them being Honorable 
James M. Yarnum, judge of the territory, Major 
Dean Tylor, tf<iffin Greene, Charles Gi'eene, Colonel 
Joseph Thompson, Dr. Jabez True and Paul Fearing. 
In this same paity were James Owen and wife. 
The next families to arrive were those of General 
Benjamin Tupper, Colonel Icabod Nye (son-in-law 
of Gen. Tupper), Major Nanthaniel Gushing, Major 
Nathan Goodale, Major Asa Coburn, Sr., and An- 
drew Webster. These came on August 19th, 178S. 
(Set? Memorial Stones under "Points of Interest.") 



On July 9th, 1788, Governor Arthur St. Clair, the 
first governor of the Noithwest territory, arrived at 
Maiietta, having been commissioned by Congress Oct. 
16, 1787. At the time of his appointment St. Clair 
had been president of Congress. He had seen ac- 
tive service in the French and Indian Wars and ha'i 
been a general in the Revolutionaiy aimy. For a 
time after his arrival at Marietta the governor 
made his headquarters at Fort Harmar across the 
Muskingum river. It was not until July 17th, 

1788, that the territorial government vi^as formally 
set in motion. On the 26th day of the same 
month a proclamation w^as issued creating Wash- 
ington County, the first county in Ohio. 

The first meeting of the Ohio Land Company was 
held at Marietta on July 2nd, 1788, but was con- 
tinued by adjournment until August 14th. On the 
former date the city at the "Point" was named 
Maiietta. Up to that time it had been called Adft'.- 
phia. The name Marietta was compounded from 
the name of Marie Antoniette. The last meeting 
of the comijany was held at Maiietta on November 
23rd, 17 95, and the directors and agents continued 
in session until January 29th, 1796, when the final 
paitition of lands were made. 

THE INDIAN WARFARE. 

During the years, from 1789 to 1795 the settlers 
at Marietta passed through some of the most trying 
times of their lives — the period of Indian hostility 
and waifare. Among the Indian tribes mentioned 
in the annals of those days are the Wyandots, Dela- 
wares, Miamis, Ottawas, Chippewas, Pottowtoamies, 
and the Sacs. Many tales are recoided of atrocities 
committed by the red savages at Maiietta and thn 
other settlements. It was on November 4th, 1791, 
that the army of St. Clair, encamped on the banks 
of the Wabash, was attacked by Little Turtle an.l 
1500 warriors, the army sustaining a loss of more 
than 800 men killed and 280 wounded, while the 
rest escaped by flight. The end of this Indian 
fighting came soon after General Anthony Wayne's 
victory on the Maumee river, August 20th, 1794, the 
war terminating on August 3rd, 1795 when the 
treaty of Greenville was signed by General Wayne 
and ninety chiefs and delegates of twelve Inlian 
tribes. 

The names of those who lived thrQughout the In- 
dian war within the protection of "Campus Martins 
are recoided as follows: Governor St. Clair, son 
and three daughters — General Rufus Putnam, wife, 
two sons and six daughters — General Ben- 
jamin Tupp'ir, wife, thiee sons and two daugh- 
ters — Colonel Robert Oliver, wife, two sons and two 
daughters — Thomas Lord, Esq., with two apprenti<;e 
b(»ys, Benjamin Baker and Amos R. Harvey — Col. 
R.' J. Meigs, wife, and son, Timothy — Col. Enoch 

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Shepherd, wife and nine children — Charles Greene- 
wife and three children, and Miss Sheffield, sister of 
Mrs. Greene — Col. Ichabod Nye, wife and two or 
three children — Major Ezra Putnam, wife and two 
daughters — Major Haffield White and son — Joshua 
Shipman, wife and three children — Captain Strong, 
wife, two sons and one daughter — Captain Davis, 
wife and five children — James Smith, wife and seven 
children — John Russel, a son-in-law of Smith — 
Archibald Lake, wife and three sons — Eleazer Olney, 
wife and fourteen children — Major Olney, with two 
sons, Columbus and Discovery — Ebenezer Corey and 
wife — Richard Maxon, wife and several children — 
James Wells, wife and ten children — Major Coburn, 
wife, three sons and two daughters — Joseph Wood, 
wife and child — Captain John Dodge, wife, two sons 
— Robert Allison, vvife and several children — Elijah 
Warren, wife and child — Girsham Flagg, wife and 
several children — Widow tCelley and four sons — 
Hon. Winthrop Sargent, tSt'cretary of the Territor/ 
— Major Anselm Tupper — Rev. Daniel Story — Thos. 
Hutchinson — Willani Smith — Gilbert Devol, Jr. — Oli- 
ver Dodge — Alpheus Russell — Thomas Corey — Ben- 
JRmin Tupper — Azaiiah Pratt. 

The names of those within the garrison at "The 
Point" during this war: William Moulton, wife, two 
daughters, one son and Dr. Jabez True, who board- 
ed with the family — Captain Piince, wife and two 
children — Moses Morse and wife — Peter Neiswanger, 
wife and two or three children — William Skinner and 
J. McKinley — R. J. Meigs, Jr., wife and child and 
Charles Greene, who resided with them — Hon. Dud- 
ley Woodbridge, Avife and children — -Captain Josiah 
Monroe, wife and two children — Captain William 
Mills, wife and child — Captain Jonathan Haskell — 
Hamilton Kerr — Col. Ebenezer Sproat, wife and 
daughter — Commodore Abraham Whipple, wife and 
son — Joseph Buell, wife and two children — Levy 
Munsell and wife — William Stacey, wife and two 
or three children — Joseph Stacy, wife and two or 
three children — Nathaniel Patterson, wife and 
children — Capt. Abel Matthews, wife and six chil- 
dren — Thomas Stanley, wife and three or four chil- 
dren— Eleazar Curtiss, wife and children — Simeon 
Tuttle and family. 

Those who resided in or near Fort Harmar 
throughout the Indian war: Hon. Joseph Gilman 
and wife — Benjamin Gilman, (son of Joseph Gil- 
man), wife and two children — Paul Fearing — ^Col. 
Thomas Gibson — Hezekiah Flint — Gould Davenpoit — 
Mrs. Welsh and three or four cnildren — -Preserved 
Seaman, wife and four sons — Benjamin Baker, wife 
and child — George Waith, wife, and five sons and 
two daughters — Joseph Fletcher, who mariied Cath- 
arine Warth — Picket Meroin, who mariied Polly 
.Warth — Francis Thiery, wife and two children — - 
Monsieur Cookie — Monsier Le Blond — Monrieur 
Shouman, -vife and son — Monsieur Gubbeau. 

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FROM 1795 TO 1812. 

The I'eal work of building a city was begun soon 
after the Indian war closed. The people were so 
overjoyed at the prospect of peace that no accom 
plishment seemed impossiole to them. The spin- 
ning wheel and the loom was again taken up by tlie 
women folks, while the men and boys went forth 
to work in field or forest. One of the first at- 
tempts made at manufacturing was started in 1796 
when a company was organized to make salt. The 
growth in population was not as rapid from this 
time for-ward as had been hoped, but civil govern- 
ment took shape and Marietta continued to advance 
along all lines. The people of the city and the 
county again began to take an active interest in poll- 
tics. 



THE WAR OF 1812 AND THE WAR OF THE 
REBELLION. 

While Marietta furnished many of her bravest 
sons and was well represented in the war of 1812 it 
was yet so far inland from the scenes of actual 
hostilities as to be little affected by that conflict. 
When the war of the Rebellion broke out on the 
morning of April 12, 1861, there is no reason to 
suppose that Ohio would not have enlisted its sym- 
pathies with the slave states. It enjoyed the same 
climate as Virginia and Kentucky and had the same 
occasion to profit by slave labor. That Ohio and 
those other states, which were formed out of the 
Northwest Territory, stood by the Federal Govern- 
ment is unquestionably due to the great ordinance 
of 1787, Avhich contained a clause declaring that 
"There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary ser- 
vitude in the said Territory, etc.," which was the 
first blow struck at slavery in the new world. The 
author of this article was Nathan Dane. However, 
when the crisis came the people of Washington 
County and the great Territory of the Northwest 
were patriotic and again gave their allegiance to the 
Union and their country. The news of the first 
shot, fired on Sullivan's Island in Charleston har- 
bor reached Marietta Saturday morning, April 13th, 
1861, and the following Monday the President's 
call for 75,000 men was received, which was re- 
sponded to by Captain Frank Buell, of the Union 
Blues, a Marietta Company which with a full com- 
plement of officers and men was the first company 
from Washington County to offer its services to the 
government. The four years that elapsed before 
the close of the war in 1865 were trying times for 
the people of Marietta, and great was the rejc' «""• 
when the news of Lee's surrender at Appon: 
was received. 

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AFTER THE WAR QF 1861-65. 

As early as 1802 active interest was manifested 
by the people of Washington County and Marietta 
in the question of transportation facilities and va- 
rious schemes and plans began to appear. Water 
navigation of course had up to this time been the 
principal means of communication with distant mar- 
kets. The story of the rapid development of our 
present system of railroad and steamboat transpor- 
tation facilities can be traced under the various 
departments of this work. The gi'owth of the 

business, religious, and educational life of Marietta 
can likewise be followed in the same manner, each 
under their respective titles. 



HISTORICAL NOTES 

Ohio was admitted to statehood on February 19th, 
1803. 

Marietta was chartered as a city of the second 
class on October 29th, 1853. 

Mrs. James Owen was the first woman settler in 
Marietta, arrivng June 5th, 1788. 

The first meeting of the Ohio Company at Ma- 
rietta M^as held on July 2nd, 1788. 

Harmar was incorporated and became a separate 
corporate community in 1837. It was annexed to 
Marietta in 1890. 

General Richard Butler selected the site for Fort 
Harmar at the mouth of the Muskingum on Satur- 
day, Oct. 8th, 1785. 

The Muskingum river was originally called the 
"Mooskingom," having been given that name, it is 
claimed, by the Delaware Indians. 

The first sermon preacl'.ed in Marietta was by 
Rev. William Breck, a member of the Ohio Com- 
pany, on Sunday, July 20th, 1788. 

The first election in Washington County was hekl 
in December, l';98. It was on this date that the 
right of franchise was first exercised northwest of 
the Ohio river. 

Charles Dickens, the E.'glish novelist, it is claim- 
ed, years ago, while waiting for his steamer to take 
on fuel stepped on shore at the Third street wharf 
and viewed the city. 

The first expedition made \)y the Ohio Land Com- 
pany was in 1750. It was made under Christo- 
pher Guist for the purpose of exploring the terri- 
tory which the company hoped to possess. 

George Washington, on the night of Oct. 26th, 
1770, camped at the mouth of the Little Musking- 
um on his way from Fort Pitt down the Ohio river 
on a tour of inspection of this Avestern country. 

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Albert or Alpha Devol, father of J. L. Devol, now 
clerk of the Steamer Sonoma, was the first male 
child born in Marietta. He was a son of Wanton 
and Sally (Lake) Devol, and was born in Campus 
Martins in 1789. 

Marietta was the first town incorporated in the 
Northwest Territory, December 2nd, 1800; Athens 
was incorporated four days later — December 6th, 
1800. Cinciiinati was incorporated January 1st, 

1802, Chillicothe January 4th, 1802. 

Miss Rowena Tupper, daughter of General Tap- 
per, and "Winthrop Sargent, Secretarj of the Ohio 
Company, were the first couple to be married in 
Marietta. The ceremony was performed by Gen- 
eral Putnam in his judicial robes on February 9th, 
1789. 

The first papers of administration ever granted 
in Washington County by the Probate Court were 
issued to Enoch Parsons, Esq., on the estate of hia 
father, Samuel Holden Parsons, December 22nd, 
1789. — Probate Records of Washington County, Vol- 
ume 1. 

Fort Harmar, a military post planted by the gov- 
ernment at the mouth of the Muskingum river, ou 
the west shore, for the purpose of protection to the 
suiveyors and the early inhabitants of the frontier 
was commenced in the autumn of 1785, under the 
supervision of Major John Doughty and a detach- 
ment of United States troops. It was completed in 
the spring of 1786. 

On September 2nd, 1788, the first court was 
held with Col. Sproat, sheriff. The judges were 
GeTieral Rufus Putnam, Gen. Benjamin Tupper and 
Col. Arcihbald Creary. Paul Fearing was admitted 
as an attorney and was the first lawyer to practice 
at the bar in the Northwest Territory. Col. R. J. 
Meigs was clerk of th:^. court. The pillory and 
stocks were used as forms of punishment. 

Rutherford B. Hayes, who was President of the 
United States from 1877 to 1881, was first admit- 
ted to the bar for the practice of law in Marietta, in 
1845. as shown by the following, taken from the 
District Court Journal, Book A, of Washington Coun- 
ty, Ohio, under date of Monday, March 10th, 1845: 
"Erastus Adhins, James Evans and Rutherford B. 
Hayes, having been examined and found rjimlifiorl to 
practice as attorneys and counsellois at luw and 
solicitors in chancery, were this day duly sworn and 
admitted as such in the courts of this state." 

Up to 1800 game was plentiful in the forests of 
Washington County. Of the larger game bear 
seems to have been the most abundant, 
while deer was also very plenty. The 

buffalo and the elk were also found here but owing 
to the wanton killing of these animals by the In- 

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dians on their annual hunts, they were exterminated. 
According to early writers of the history of those 
times "The woods were alive with wolves, foxes, 
opossums, rabbits, raccoons, ground hogs, squirrels 
and birds." It is related that pigeons during their 
flights in the fall would travel in such immense flocka 
that entire forests have been destroyed by their light- 
ing on the trees. 

On the night of January 2nd, 1791, began the In- 
dian war in the settlements of the Ohio Company, by 
the massacre at Big Bottom, about 30 miles above 
Marietta, on the Muskingum. In the spring of 
1790 a party of young men from Marietta who had 
taken up donation lands erected a block house there. 
The following January the Indians came down the 
West side of the river, crossed on the ice just a,t 
dark, surprised the inmates of the block house at 
supper, tomahawked twelve persons, took several 
captives and heaping the dead together, they tore 
up the floor and piled it upon their bodies and set 
fire to the whole. This was the beginning of that 
four years of terrible warfare with savage foes. 

Here is the first will recorded in Washington 
County: "Nuncupative Will of Charles Ransom, de- 
ceased. The deposition of John Bartlett and Amo3 
Seymore, both of Capt. Heart's Company, 1st United 
States Regiment. The deponents say that on the 
3rd day of October last past, on their march against 
the Indian Towns, Charles Ransom, of the same 
company, called on them to bear witness that if he 
should not return from the campaign, should die or 
be killed, that he gave all his personal estate, viz: 
clothing, pay, and all arrearages of pay and cloth- 
ing, to David Chapman, of said company. At the 
same time Chapman made his will in favor of said 
Ransom, and called on us to bear witness to the 
same." Signed John Bartlett, Amos Seymore, Fort 
Harmar, 7th December, 1790. 

In January, 1798, Marietta entertained King 
Louis Phillippe, of France, who was making a tour 
of the United States. Among other celebrities who 
have been entertained at Marietta are mentioned: 
General Anthony Wayne, who assembled his troops 
prior to his famous Indian campaign at Fort Har- 
mar, in 1795, W^illiam Henry Harrison, afterward 
President of the United States, was at Marietta for 
more than a year, when a lieutenant In the military 
service. Tecumseh, the great Indian warrior, view 
t'd the settlement at "The Point," from the West 
Virginia hill tops in 1792. Henry Clay was the 
guest of Col. Levi Barber here, in 1820. Gen, La 
Fayette was the guest of Nathum Ward in 1825 and 
was given an ovation by the entire populace, young 
and old on his arrival. John Quincy Adams was 
the city's guest in 1843. Other men whose names 
are famous and who have visited this city, are: 
Thos. Ewing, Sr., Cassius M. Clay, Thomas Corwin, 

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President Hays, Senator William Allen, Governor 
John Broa;:Ch, President Garfield, Governor Hoadly, 
Governor Morton, of Indiana, Senator Thurman, 
Senator Sherman, President McKinley, Senator Han- 
na and Senator Foraker. During the present year 
(1906) the city entertained Mrs. Nicholas Long- 
worth, ("daughter of The President of the United 
States, Hon. Theodore Roosevelt), Vice President 
of the United States, Hon. Chas. W. Fairbanks; 
Governor of Ohio, Hon. Andrew L. Harris, and nu- 
merous other distinguished officials of the state, all 
in attendance at the unveiling of the Bronze Memor- 
ial Tablet presented by the Ohio Company of Asso- 
ciates of New York, October 18th, 1906. 



BIG FIRES AND DISASTERS 

The Phoenix Mill Avas completely destroyed by 
fire on May 1st, 1900. 

The Loebdell Rim Factory Fire occurred on De- 
cember 1st, 1897. The loss was over $40,000.00. 

The first fire recorded of any importance was thut 
which consumed "Brown's Row" on the north side 
of Greene street, in 1804. 

On September 17th, 1900, Pattin Bros. Machine 
Shops on the corner of Market and Harmar, West 
Side, were burned with a loss of over $8,000.00. 

The fire which destroyed the handsome new Fifst 
National Bank Building occurred on the night of 
December 26, 1903 — just me month after the Roy- 
al Glass Works fire. 

Another disastrous fire which caused the destruc- 
tion of property to the amount of nearly $30,000.00. 
occurred about 1:30 o'clock Sunday morning, Aug- 
ust 17th, 1902, when the Marietta Paint & Coloi- 
Company plant was burned. 

The explosion followed by fire in the Pattin Bros. 
& Co.'s Machine Shops on Second street, in which 
Douglas P. Pattin lost his life, occurred about 7 
o'clock Sunday morning, October 20th, 1901. 

A fire which was probably more generally looked 
upon as a calamity to Marietta was that which de.'^- 
troyed the Royal Glass Co.'s plant, on Novem^^>- 
26th, 1903. The weekly pay roll of this indub..y 
was about $1500.00, and it's loss was severely felt 
by the mercantile interests of the city. 

On May 26th, 1904, at 11:30 p. m., an incendiary 
fire broke out in the livery stable of Fred Strecker 
on Third and Church streets and caused the total 
destruction not only of Strecker's stable, but also 
James Roache's machine shop, Jos. Smith's black- 
smith shop, two barns, and damaged the Marietta 
Distillery Company's building on Greene street. 
Three horses were also burned in this fire one of 

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them being "Ohio Chimes," a stallion owned by W. 
E. Detlor, and valued at $2,000.00. 

The accident to the Steamer Duffy, in charge of 
Captain Charles Lieving, with a picnic party under 
the auspices of the United Commercial Travelers, 
and bound for the head of Marietta Island, and in 
which three lives were lost, occurred on June 25th, 
1898. The Duffy had not gone far from the 
whaif when a sudden wind storm arose which upset 
the boat, crowded with merry makers. Those 
who lost their lives Avere: John (Jerken, L. A. 
Bevan and Malcolm Nye. This calamity took place 
shoitly after one o'clock Saturday afternoon. 

One of the most disastrous fires in the city's his- 
tory occurred in May, 1858. This fire originated 
in a barn at the rear of the old Branch State Bank 
building, at that time occupied by the Bank of Ma- 
rietta, located about where the Dime Savings So- 
ciety's building now stands on Front street. It 
eat its way through and spreading rapidly, consum- 
ed everything in its pathway to Greene street, and 
continued its way to Second street along the north 
side of Greene. Among the big stores destroyed 
in that fire was Bosworth & Wells' big grocery. Tur- 
ner's Cash Store, Nye & Hutington's and A. Allen's 
Two photographic views of the ruins taken shortly 
after the fire hang upon the wall in Chas. Mc 
Parland's Place, on Front street. 

The Tornado which passed over Marietta on the 
evening of June 25th, 1902, is estimated to havo 
destroyed property to the value of over $100,000.00. 
With all the destruction of property, roofs blown 
oflf, entire buildings demolished, and uprooted trees 
and debris flying through the air to the accompani- 
ment of vivid flashes of lightning and terrific thun- 
der, only one life was lost — that of a man named 
Herman Sprague, who was crushed beneath a fallen 
chimney of a brick house in which he boarded. The 
storm came on about 7 o'clock on a Wednesday ev- 
ening, from the northwest, down uvcr tne northern 
end of Fair view Heights, closely hugging the ground 
and following an almost straight course in a south- 
easterly direction, until reaching Norwood when it 
apparently crossed the Ohio river and lost itself 
in the Ioav hills of West Virginia. After crossing 
i^n Muskingum river it struck the city near the foot 
of "Sacra Via street, thence diagnally across Second, 
Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets, sweeping 
clean the top of the Mound in Mound Cemetery, 
touching Glendale, then up over the hill and down 
again on Norwood where the greatest damage to 
property resulted. Among the greatest losers 
through the damage to property were The Street 
Car Company, in the complete destruction of its car 
barns ; the Ohio Valley Wagon Works, The Acme 
Brick Co.; The Thomas Cisler & Son Brick Com- 
pany; The Marietta Chair Co.; and The Marietta 

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Brewing Co. Hundreds of private residences wera 
damaged more or less seriously, some being un- 
roofed. Among the homes most to suffer were 
those of the following residents: August Keuhn, St. 
Clair street; Miss S. R. Warren, Second street, 
Charles Strecker, Charles Otto, H. V. De Rousso 
and E. G. Brigham, on Washington street; C. A. 
Ludey and S. C. Wilhelra, Third street; Mrs. Min- 
shall, William Horn, Ed. Meisenhelder, G. J. Lund, 
Mrs. R. R. Dawes, the Centra! Christian church and 
the First Pi-esbyterian church, of Fourth street ; 
Mrs. E. C. Dawes, of Wooster street; the Penroso 
& McKinney double house, Wm. Reader, Benj. J. 
McKinney, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Morgen, J. S. Torner 
and Dr. Cotton, on Fifth street; The Gerken home 
on Cutler street, Dan'l and Henry Weinstock on 
Short street; Mrs. Lorenz, Walter Allen, Jacob 
Wonderly, Andy Cline, Mrs. Drear, Mrs. Schultheis.s 
and Mrs. Lehnhard, Glendale. 

FLOODS. 

The early historians in touching on the floods of 
the Ohio river gives 1813 as the date of the first 
big flood after the settlement of Marietta. On 
this occasion it is claimed the water rose to 7 or 
8 feet on Front street. Another flood which was 
even higher was in April, 1815. The next great 
flood was in 1832. When the water was at its great- 
est height a heavy thunder storm and high winds 
came up and caused much alarm. Herewith are given 
a record of the big floods, which, beginning with the 
year 1852, show the heights the water reached at 
Pittsburg, Wheeling and Marietta. These figures 
are furnished by Mr, M. K. Wendelken, of this city. 

Record of Floods. 

At At At 

Pittsburg Wheeling Marietta 

1832 Feb 49. 

1847 Dec. 1 .43.6 

1852 Apr. 20 31.9 48. 44.6 

1860 Apr. 13 26.7 43. 46. 

1873 Dec. 15 25.6 39.8 39.4 

1874 Jan. 9 22.4 38.8 39.2 

1881 Feb. 14 23.4 38.8 40.2 

1881 June 21 25.6 40.9 39.3 

1883 Feb. 8 25.8 39,7 44.8 

1884 Feb. 9 36.6 52.8 52.0 

1891 Feb. 20 31.3 45.5 45.5 

1898 Mch. 27 30. 44. 48.9 

1901 Apr. 23 25.9 41.8 41.6 

1902 Mch. 4 32.4 43,3 39.2 

1904 Jan. 21 .•!0.2 44,2 41.7 

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HISTORICAL 

NEWSPAPERS OF MARIETTA. 

Ohio Gazette and Virginia Herald was the first 
newspaper in Maiietta. The fii-st issue ap- 

peared on December 18, 1801, and was pub- 
lished by Wyllys Silliman and Elijah Bachus. 
In 1805 the paper had passed into the hands 
of Samuel Fairlanil), of Philadelphia, who con- 
tinued as owner and publisher up to 1810, when 
he sold to Caleb Emerson, who later changed 
the name to that of the Western Spectator. 

The Commentator and Marietta Recorder was first 
issued on September 16, 1807, by Durham & 
Gardner. It remained in existence about two 
years and was discontinued for lack of sufficient 
support. 

The Western Spectator made its initial appearance? 
on October 10th, 1810, with Caleb Emerson as 
editor and owner, it being the new name given 
to the old Gazette purchased by him that year 
from Samuel Fairlamb. It is recorded that 
Emerson was one of the best known characters 
as well as one of the ablest men of his time. 
The Spectator was published the first year of 
its existence by Thomas G. Ransom for Caleb 
Emerson, but later issues gives the name of the 
publisher as "J. Israel for Caleb Emerson." It 
continued publication with slight irregularity up 
to April, 1813, when it was purchased by the 
American Friend. 

The American Friend was first issued on April 24, 
1813. D. Everett was the editor and it was 
published by T. G. Ransom for D. Everett, T, 
Buell and D. H. Buell. Everett was a brilliant 
literary scholar and a forceful writer. After 
his death, December 21, 1813, D. H. Buell, 
Esq., succeeded as editor. Tn April 1814, 
Royal Prentiss became one of the publishers in 
place of T. G. Ransom, the firm name being 
given as "T. & D. Buell and R. Prentiss." On 
March 16, 1816, Royal Prentiss succeeded as 
sole owner and publisher and remained in that 
capacity, and as editor, for seventeen years. On 
June 26, 1823, he enlarged his paper from a 
four to a five column paper and also changed 
the name to that of 

"The Americcm Friend and Marietta Gazette." At 
this time also, he took into partnership G. Pren- 
tiss, who remained with the business until April 
30, 1826. On May 11th, 1833, R. Prentiss 
sold to John Delafield and Edward W. Nye, 

Marietta Gazette. The Marietta Gazette which as 
such was first issued on July 15, 1833, became 
the name of The American Friend and Marietta 
Gazette, upon its coming under the control of 

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Delafield & Nye. In September, 1834, Mr. 

Nye retired, leaving Mr. Delafield the sole head 
of the paper. Not long after this Mr. Dela- 
field was succeeded as editor and publisher by 
Pazzi Lapham, who was a practical printer 
and possessed considerable ability as an editor. 
In August, 1835, Edward Nye again became 
the proprietor, remaining at the helm until 
April 20, 1836, when Caleb Emerson again bo 
came the owner and editor. His publishers 
were L. J. and V. C. Knight. Although Mr. 
Emerson and son remained with the paper un- 
til 18 11, Isaac Max on became the editor and 
publisher in December, 1837, and continued as 
such until 1842, when he was succeeded by 
Edward Flagg, as editor. Flagg remained in 
that capacity until the purchase of the paper by 
the Marietta Intelligencer. 

Marietta Intelligencer. The Intelligencer was es- 
tablished on August 29, 1839. It was found- 
ed by Beman Gates, who continued as its editor 
until 18.56, in which year he was succeeded by 
Dr. T. L. Andrews. On June 5, 1862, Hon, 
Rodney M. Stimson, who is still a resident of 
Maiietta, became the owner and editor. It 
was Mr. Stimson who changed the name of tho 
paper to "The Marietta Register." About the 
same time he purchased the "Home News," 
which had been in existence about three and 
a half years. Mr. Stimson came from Ironton, 
where, from 1850 to 1862, he was the editor 
of the "Ironton (Ohio) Register." It may 
be of interest to note that Mr. Stimson was a 
graduate in 1847 of Marietta College. He 
was born in Milford, New Hampshire, October 
26, 1824. 

The Marietta Register was first published on Friday, 
June 27th, 1862, Rodney M. Stimson being 
editor and owner. It is claimed for the Reg- 
ister that it is a direct descendant from the 
old Ohio Gazette and Virginia Herald. In 
1872 Mr. Stimson sold to E. R. Alderman & 
Co., J. W. Dumble being the company. In 
1875 Mr. Alderman became the sole owner and 
editor and is remembered as one of the most 
just, fearless and out-spoken men of his time 
in affairs touching the public welfare. In 
1883 he took into the business his oldest son, 
A. D. Alderman, the firm name becoming E. R. 
Alderman & Son. Later another son, E. S. 
Alderman, Avas included in the firm, which bo- 
came E. R. Alderman & Sons. In 1887, "The 
Marietta Register Co." was incorporated with 
the following officers: E. R. Alderman, presi- 
dent; A. D. Alderman, vice president; E. S. 
Alderman, sec'y. and treas. ; L, A. Alderman 
and William Sharpe, directors. 

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The Marietta Times. — The first issue of "The 
Times," under its present name, was on Sep- 
tember 24, 1864, when Walter C. Hood to>k 
up the Democratic line of succession from ihe 
first paper in the Territory Northwest of 
the River Ohio, "The Ohio Gazette and ^he 
Territorial and Virginia Herald," which first 
appeared December 7, 1801. While there have 
been broken links in all the chains of succession 
"The Times" is certainly the political doscend- 
ent of the first paper, which advocated Jeifer- 
sonian principles, and has equally as good a 
claim as have any other to being its lineal des- 
cendant. There is no other paper in Ma- 
rietta today that has been issued so long with- 
out a change of name as has "The Times." in 
1871 S. M. McMillen bought the paper and 
conducted it until 1890, since which time it has 
been published by Ben J. McKinney, who, Oc- 
tober 20, 1898, added a Daily issue of "The 
Times" to the weekly issue. 

The Marietta Minerva. First published by John D. 
and A. V. ' D. Joline, in October 1823, and 
ceased on December 3rd, 1824, by being merg- 
ed M'ith The American Friend and Marietta 
Gazette. 

The Marietta & Washington County Pilot made its 
first appearance on April 7th, 1826, George 
Dunlevy and A. V. D. Joline being the pub- 
lishers. In 1827 the Pilot came out as a 
Jackson paper. In May, 1830, appeared the 
last issue, the plant afterward being purchased 
by John Brough. 

The Western Republican and Marietta Advertiser 
was first published by John Brough (afterward 
Auditor and later governor of Ohio) on Jan- 
nary 8, 1831. After being published about 
two years the paper was removed to Parkers- 
burg and later to Lancaster. 

The Home News. The history as well as the life of 
this paper, is short. It was first issued in 
May, 1859, by E. Winchester, who, in 1862, 
sold the plant to R. M. Stimson, who merged 
it with the Register. 

The Marietta Democrat. First issued in August, 
1835, by Charles B. Flood, and was sold to Ja- 
cob Baughey in 1838. This paper shortly after- 
waid failed "and the property was* purchased by 
Daniel Radebaugh, Jr. 

The Washington County Democrat was first issued 
in April, 1840, Daniel Radebaugh, Jr., but con- 
tinued for only a short time. In 1844 it was 
revived by J. C. C. Carroll, who continued its 
publication until after the first of November of 
the same year, after which it ceased. 

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The Marietta Republican. This paper was fii'st 
issued in 1849, by Amos Layman, a graduate 
of Marietta College. For nearly five years 
prior to this Marietta had been without a Dem- 
ocratic paper. About 1854 Mr. Layman sold 
out to Andrew McCormick, who continued the 
publication until 1863. 

Der Marietta Demokrat. This was the first Ger- 
man newspapi'r established in Marietta and was 
started by William Lorey in 1856, who in 1865 
sold out to Mueller & Schultz and was soon 
after suspended. It was later revived again 
by Mr. Lorey but only survived for about a 
year and a htilf l.onger. 

Der Beobachter. This paper was started in 1861 
by Joseph Wildt and Frederick Neuberger. Ow- 
ing to a lack of sufficient support it only lasted 
about nine months. An effort was made to 
revive it by E. Schmidt but without success. 

Der Patriot was published by Rev. Constantine Ar- 
nold, the first number appearing in 1867, the 
publisher securing the use of the plant of Der 
Beobachter. Only twenty-two numbers were 
issued. 

Marietta Zeitung. The first number of the Zeitung 
was issued in October, 1868, by Mr. Winches- 
ter, being assisted by Mr. Frederick Newberger, 
of the defunct "Beobachter." It was next 
sold to Jacob Mueller, who afterwards sold to 
Frederick Knapp. 

The Marietta Leader. The Leader was first issued 
by Frank A. Crippen and Will S. Knox, on 
February 2'6, 1881. About a year later it was 
sold to T. F. Davis, and in 1890 The Leader 
Publishing Co. was incorporated, publishing a 
semi-weekly until 1894, when a tri-weekly was 
started and the following year The Marietta 
Daily Leader, with weekly editions. The edi- 
tor and owner of the new daily was the late 
George M. Cooke. Mr. Cooke sold in July, 
1900. to H. V. Speelman, J. W. Crooks, T. J. 
Mercer, C. C. Middleswart, John Kaiser and 
others. Middleswait was the president of the 
company, and J. W. Williams, iiranager. In 
October, 190), Mr. Middleswart resigned and 
was succeeded as president by Mr. John Kaiser, 
who continued to fill that office up to the time 
of the consolidation of the Leader with The 
Marietta Register on Sept. 10, 1906. 

The Daily Journal. This paper was originally es- 
tablished by J. I. Goldsmith, Sam E. Blair and 
T. .J. Mercer, as a weekly paper and was 
known as the "Labor Journal." It was first 
published July 4th, 1901. On January 6th. 
the following year, "The Daily Journal" was 
launched as an evening paper. This step was 

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the uutconie of the piinteis strike of December 
1901. The original incorporators of the com- 
pany back of the daily were: S. E. Blair, Louis 
ShnVpe, M. L. Purkey, Joseph Jones, Harry 
Hill, A. E. Stewart and Frank Ackerman. On 
September 24, 1906, the paper was purchased 
by H stock company and will hereafter be 
conducted as a Democratic organ. The offi- 
cers of the new company are: Dr. O. A. Lam- 
belt, Pres. ; H. B. Coen, Vice Pres. ; 0. P. 
Hvde, Sec'y. and Treas. ; Sam E. Blair, Gen'l. 
Mgr. ; T. J. Mercer. Editor. 

The College Olio Was first issued in newspaper 
foim. The initial number on file at the College 
Libraiy, beais date of Saturday, November 2. 
18 72. The temporary editors were Dudley 
Woodbridge, Theodore N. Woodruff, H. D. 
Shrewsbuiy, Charles A. Keed, Ezra B. Chase 
and Sidney liidgway. In March, 1873, the 
same names ai e given as the regular staff, with 
the additional names of W. S. Patton and Frank 
McCormick. The publication is issued by the 
Psi Gamma and Alpha Cappa societies of the 
College and now appears monthly in pamphlet 
foim, from the press of The Register-Leader 
Co. The present staff is published by tho 
Olio: Chas. D. Brokenshire, editor in chief, 
Ruby Wilder. Associate Editor; Willis E. Byers, 
business manager; G. E. Wieser, circulation 
manager: Francis E. Bickley, athletics: Elmer 
H. Rood. Exchange: J. F. Miller, Wil- 
liam F. Bonar, local editors. 

The Register-Leader. On September 10th, 1906, 
the controlling interest in "The Marietta Regis- 
ter" was purchased by the owners of "The 
Marietta Leader," and the two papers were 
consolidated, the name given the new publica- 
tion being "The Register-Leader," now publish- 
ed by The Register- Leader Company which 
was soon after incorporated with the follow- 
ing officers: W. H. H. Jett, pres.; W. E. 
Sykes, vice-pres. ; J. Harry McClure, secretary- 
ti-easurer, and John Kaiser, manager. 

The Herald of Marietta. First published in Novem- 
ber, 1904, as an independent Sunday morning 
paper, by A. T. Williamson and J. T. Hovey, 
the latter being editor and manager. January 
1st, 1905, it was changed to a semi-weekly and 
on March 1st of that same year was launched 
as a Democratic daily paper. It was discon- 
tinued in May, 1905. 

The Yankee Trader. This was the name of a pa- 
per established about 1897, by Chas. E. Fuller, 
as i\ monthly papc^r. It was afterwards is- 

sued in magazine form. During the year of 
the centennial (1888) (?. A. Perkins purchased 

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the business, ran it a month or two and sold 
out to A. L. Ryder, who continued the pub- 
lication until it was burned out in 1889. It 
was revived by Charles Taylor, but was soou 
after discontinued along in the fall of 1889. 



HISTORICAL POINTS OF INTEREST 

THE ANCIENT EARTHWORKS AT MARIETTA. 

It is over one hundred and eighteen years ago 
since the landing of the Pianeers of the Ohio Com- 
pany at "The Point" — three generations and moi'e. 
It is, therefore, onlj' from historical records that a 
description of the Ancient Earthworks as they orig- 
inally appeared, can be given. In brief these works 
consisted of two enclosures or irregular squares, sur 
rounded by earthen walls or ramparts, and lying 
between Putnam and Montgomery streets and east 
of Third street. These walls were from six to ten 
feet high and from twenty-five to thirty-five feet 
broad at the base. Through the walls were cut 
openings, supposed to have been gateways. Lead- 
ing from about the center of the largest of these 
great enclosures which was about forty acres in ex- 
tent, was an immense road bordered on either side 
with high walls, and descending in a perfect grade 
to the Muskingum river. At the lower end, near 
the river the walls rose to a height of twenty-one 
feet on the inner sides, while they measured about 
eight or ten feet in height outside. While these 
old works and banks of earth have disappeared the 
grade of that ancient road still partly remains and 
is known as Sacra Via, a name given to it in the 
early days.. 

Within the large enclosure or square above des 
cribed were four elevated squares, two of which 
have been partly preserved. The largest of the two 
remaining is named "Quadranaou," and is located 
between Third and Fouith streets, and on the north 
side of Warren street, which is a continuation of 
Sacra Via. The other of these squares or eleva- 
tions is called "Capitolium," and is located upon the 
northwest corner of Washington and Fifth streets. 
East of "Capitolium" there was another and smaller 
square which was known as "St. Cecilia" in the early 
days, but this has disappeared. 

The second of the enclosures spoken of was about 
twenty acres in size. Wooster street about divides 
this area which lies above or east of Fourth street. 
Of the enclosing walls of this square nothing re- 
mains. 

THE MOUND CEMETERY. 

Of the whole group of Ancient works found at 
Marietta by the Pioneers about all that 
really exists in anything^ like its original state is the 

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Mound in Mound Cemetery. The Mound is thirty 
feet high and is one hundred and fifteen feet in 
diameter at its base. It is surrounded by a ditch 
about fifteen feet wide and four feet deep, outside of 
which is a wall about four feet high and twency 
feet in breadth. At one time there were fragmen- 
tary walls of slight elevation west and south of the 
mound. 

It is claimed that years ago this mound was part- 
ly excavated from the top and at a depth of about fif- 
teen feet a skeleton was found, lying in a horizontal 




Mound Cemetery 
position. The remains were laid back and the earth 
returned to its place and no further effort was made 
at discovery, however, for fear of defacing the an- 
tique monument. 

Mound Cemetery within which today stands the 
Ancient Mound was originally named Marie Antion- 
ette Square but gradually the name Mound Square 
was adopted. This square in 1811 was "reserved 
to the town of Marietta * * free of rent for 
ninety-nine years, renewable forever." 

Among some of those whose names are famous in 
history, heroes of the revolution, soldiers of the war 
of 1812, who rest in the shadow of this venerable 
mound are: Colonel Robert Taylor — General Joseph 
Buell — Major Ezra Putnam — General Rufus Putnam 
— Ephraim Foster — x^ndrew McAllister — Griffin 
Greene — Rev. Daniel Story — Colonel Ebenezer 
Sproat — Commodore Abraham Whipple — General 
Benjamin Tupper — Major Anselm Tupper — Lieuten- 
ant Robert Lincoln — Major Alexander Hill — Captain 
Saltanstall — Nanthaniel Dodge — Governor Return J. 
Meigs, Jr. — Colonial Ichabod Nye — Captain Stanton 
Prentiss — John Green — Captain Josiah Monroe — 
Colonel Stacey — Captain Rogers. The last two 
graves are unknown. 



POINTS OF INTEREST. 

The Ohio Land Company's Office. This building, 
whicli si.arid.s on the south side of Washington 
stieet, between F: ont and Setond streets, is the 
oldest building in Marietta and probably in 
Ohio. It Avas built in the summer oi 1783 
for use of tlie Ohio Land Co.'s surveyors and 
originally occupied a site on the plain near the 
corner of Washington and Third streets. In 
17 90 General Putnam moved it to its present 
location in .order that it might be under the 
protection of The •"Stockade." The building 
was used in these early days by the Ohio Land 
Co.'s surveyors and by General Putnam as sur- 
veyor General of the United States, until 1803, 
when he was succeeded by Mr. Jai-ed Mans- 
field. It was afterwards, for many years, the 
law office of Judge Arius Nye, who purchased 
it with the other Putnam property. It is now 
the property of the Colonial Dames as a relic 
room, who have placed thereon a bronze tablet 
with this inscription; "Land Office of the Ohio 
Company, 1786-1787-1788. Purchased and res- 
tored in 1896 by the National Society of Col- 
onial Dames of America in the State of Ohio." 

The Rufus Putnam House. The house now stand- 
ing near the northwest corner of Washington 
and Second streets, was one of the Campus 
Martins houses, built in the summer and fall 
of 1788. It M^as built as a residence for 
Gen. Rufus Putnam, facing on Washington 
street and next adjoining the Soixtheast corner 
block house. After the Indian War, about the 
1800 he enlarged and improved the residence to 
its present dimensions. Later he tore down 
the block house, using a portion of it to build 
a wing kitchen on the Second street side of his 
home. It was to this house he brought his 
family in 1790, and it was there he resided un 
til his death in May, 1824. During his life 
in Marietta, General Putnam had no other resi- 
dence, except in the early summer of 1788. 
when he was domiciled in his Marquee, or tent, 
at "The Point." ("The Point" was the lower 
end of town, where the first landing of the 
pioneers was made.) In 183 Mr. Arius Nyo 
(afterward Judge Arius Nye), moved with his 
family into the house, and in 1831 he pur 
chased the property of the heii's of Rufus Put- 
nam. It was his residence until his death. 
July 1865. In 1847 Judge Nye removed tho 
wing kitchen, which had been constructed of 
portions of the block house, and with its remov- 
al every vestige of the old block houses disap- 
peared. The other block houses and all the 
Campus Martins buildings had long before been 
removed. The General Rufus Putnam House 

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was never a block house. It is now the Chap- 
ter House of the Daughters of the Revolution. 

Campus Martius House. On the east side of Fifth 
street, .lelow Washington (known as Jslo. 524 
Fifth street) stands a house which was built 
in Camous Martius in 1788, and was in timo 
removed to its present location. It is now 
the property of Mrs. Millie Berry. This 
house stood on the St. Clair front of Campus 
Martius and was the property of Mr. Charles 
Greene, an early merchant of Marietia, who 
lived in it before and' after the Indian war of 
1791-.5. At onfe time after the war it was oc- 
cupied by Herman and Mrs. Blennerhassett. 
This was during the winter of 1797-8. 

The Relic Room — Located in the old Marietta Li- 
brary Building at No. 306 Front street, oppos 
ite City Park. Established by the Woman's 
Centennial Association shortly after the Centen 
nial Celebration in 1888. Herein will be found 
a most interesting and valuable collection of 
historical relics of pioneer days. The Cus- 
todian of the Relic Room is Miss Ella Chap- 
man. Any one may visit the Relic Room, on 
almost any week day, by applying to the cus- 
todian who dwells in the same building. ^ A 
fee of ten cents, however, is charged to visitors. 

Home of Governor Return Jonathan Meigs — Built in 
1802. Located at No. 312 Putnam street. 
Now the residence of Judge M. D. FoUett. 

Soldiers M:;nument — Located in City Park. Erect- 
ed to the memory of the brave soldiers of 
Washington County who lost theii- lives in the 
War against the Rebellion, by Washington 
County Soldiers Monument Association, M.ay 
31st, 187.5. Dedicated September 17, 1875. 
The monument bears the names: "Gettysburg, 
Mission Ridge, Shiloh, Coriii'h, Antietam,*' 
while upon a tablet is also inscribed the follow 
lowing: "Erected in memory of the soldiers of 
Washington County, Ohio, who lost their lives 
in the United States service in the war for the 
• suppression of the rebellion of 1861. Wash 
ington County was represented in the following 
and many other organizations: Thirty-sixth, 
Thirty-ninth, Sixty-third, Seventy-third, Eighty- 
seventh, Ninety-second, and One Hundred and 
Forty-eighth Ohio Infantry; First, Seventh and 
Ninth Ohio and Second West Virginia Cavalry, 
and First Ohio and First West Virginia Light 
Artillery. Names of the fallen may be seeu 
at the Recorder's office." 

First Mem -rial Stone — Tiocated on north side of 
Washington street, between Front and Second 
streets. Erected by the New Century His- 

torical Society, Januaiy 9th, 1891, and bearing 



this inscription: "S. W. Corner Cuiupus Mar- 
tins, the "Stockade" occupied by the first Gov- 
ernor of the Northwest Territory and by Pion- 
eers of Ohio during the Indian War — 1791-95." 

Second Memorial St;ne — Located in school ground 
in Harmar on the West Side. Erected by the 
Now Century Historical Society, A]nil 7th, 
1892. Insciibed thereon is the following: 
"Site of the United States Fort Harmar, buiii; 
3 785, ganisoned by U. S. Troops 1785-1790. 
Headquarters 1786-1788 of Gen. Josiah Harmar 
of Pa., Genl. in Chief of the U. S. Army." 

Third Memorial Stane — Located in City Park, cor. 
Front and Putnam stretits. Erected by the 

New Century Historical Society, July 15tl\, 
1892.. This is a bronze tablet set in granite, 
bearing the inscription: "Near this spot, July 
]5th, 1V88, Genera! Aithur St. Clair, of the 
Revolutionaiy Army, and President of Con- 
gress, 1787, was inaugurated First Governor 
of the Territory of the United States North- 
west of the River Ohio. On this groui.d stood 
Centennial Hall of the celebration July 15, 
1888." 

Fourth Memorial Stone — Located at foot of Monroe 
street, on eastern bank of Muskingum river. 
Erected by the New Century Historical Society, 
April 7th, 189.3. This stone has inscribed 
thereon the names of the first pioneers, besides 
the following: "To Record the Names of the 
Forty -eight Pioneers, who landed near this spot 
April 7th, 1788." Following are the names: 
"Riverside — Rufus Putnam, Ebenezer Sproat, 
Return J. Meigs, Anselm Tupper, John Mathews, 
Peregrine Foster, Joseph Lincoln, Earl Sproat, 
Joseph W^ells, Jabez Barlow,- Phineas Coburn, 
Samuel Felshaw, Theophilus Learned, Israel 
Danton, Josiah White, Daniel Bushnell. Left 
Side — Jonathan Devol, Josiah Monroe, William 
Gray, Daniel Davis, William Mason, William 
Moulton, Edmond Moulton, Gilbert Devol, Jr., 
Allen Devol, Ebenezer Corey, Hezekiah Flint, 
Hezekiah Flint, Jr., Josiah Whitridge, Elizur 
Kirtland, William Miller, Benjamin Griswold 
Right Side — Haffield White, Jethro Putnam, 
Ezekial Cooper, Amos Porter, Allen Putnam. 
Jervis , Cutler, Benjamin Shaw, Oliver Dodtje 
Henry Maxon, Peletiah White, Jonas Davis, 
John Gardner, Samuel Gushing, David Wallis, 
Simeon Martin, Isaac Dodge. 

Fifth Memorial St:)ne — Located at foot of Washing- 
ton street, erected by the New Century His- 
torical Society, July 15th, 1895, and having 
insciibed thereon the following: "To rccoi d tli,; 
names and commemorate the landing of tha 
Pioneer Families of the Ohio Company, Aug. 

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The Soldiers' Monument 



19, 1788. Their homes were established m 
Campus Martius." Also the names: "Benja- 
min Tupper, Huldah Tupper; Nathaniel Gush- 
ing, Elizabeth Gushing; Nathan Goodale, Eliza- 
beth Goodale; Asa Coburn, * Goburn; Ica- 

bod Nye, Minerva Nye; Andrew Webster. Al- 
so their children." 

*The name Mary should appear where dash is, 
before the second name of Coburn. Through 
an error when the inscription was cut in the 
stone the name "Rhoda" is given but this has 
been ordejed effaced. 

Sixth Memorial Stone. — Located in Bellevue Park, 
at corner Front and Greene streets. Erected 
by The Woman's Centennial Association in 1903 
to permanently mark the Southern boundary 
of the "Picketed Point," bearing the inscrip- 
tion: "This stone is placed to keep in remem- 
brance the historic Point where dwelt during 4 
years of Indian War, 1791-1795, early settlers 
of Ohio." 

Memorial Tablet and Banner — In Washington Coun 
ty Court House at Marietta, designed for and 
placed in the Ohio Building at the Chicago 
World's Fair in 1893, by The Woman's Colum- 
bian Association. "This Tablet was designed 
by a Marietta artist, Charles Ward Rhodes, who 
presented it to the Associaton. It is now lu 
the permanent keeping of the Commissioners of 
Washington County. Inscribed as follows: 

"Marietta, Ohio, The Portal of the Territory of 
the United States Northwest of the River Ohio, 
July 13, 1787. Passage of the United States 
Congress of the Ordinance of 1787. Erecting 
the Territory with an Organic Law Based upon 
Religion, Morality and Knowledge, the Equal 
Rights of Men, the Exclusion Forever of Slav- 
ery and the Abrogation of Primogeniture as lim- 
iting the Descent of Property. Events at Ma- 
rietta, Ohio, 1788, April 7th. Landing and 
Permanent Settlement of the Forty-eight Pion- 
eers of the Ohio Company. July 15, Inaugur 
ation of the First Territoral Governor under the 
Ordinance, followed the same year by the En- 
actment of the First Territorial Laws and th'3 
Opening of First Court of Justice. August 19, 
the First Arrival of Families. From these be- 
ginnings arose Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan 
and Wisconsin." 

The Bronze Tablet on the College Campus. — This 
tablet was presented to the city of Marietta, and 
Marietta college, by the Ohio Company of As- 
sociates, of New York City. The site selected 
was the Campus of Marietta College, which is 
the custodian of the original records and cor- 
respondence of General Rufus Putnam and the 
Ohio Company, The tablet is a beautiful work 

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of art and occupies a place directly in front of 
the magnificent new library building. The 
week of the unveiling marks a period in the 
history of the city that will long be remember- 
ed. The unveiling of the tablet and its ac- 
ceptance, by Mayor Charles F. Leeper on be- 
half of the city of Marietta, and President Al- 
fred T. Perry, on behalf of Marietta College, 
occurred on Thursday, October 18th, 1906. 
Homer Lee, Esq., vice president of the Ohio 
Company of Associates, made the formal pres- 
entation speech. Immediately following, _Mrs. 
Nicholas Longworth, daughter of the President 
of the United States, Honorable Theodore 
Roosevelt, lifted the flag from the face of the 
tablet, the act being greeted by the cheers of 
the thousands which had assembled to witness 
the ceremonies. Addresses were made by 
Honorable Charles W. Fairbanks, Vice Presi- 
dent of the United States; Hon. Andrew L. 
Harris, Governor of Ohio ; Honorable Charles S 
Dana, of Maiietta; Professor Albert Bushnell 
Hart, of Harvard University. Following is the 
inscription on the tablet : 

"This tablet commemorates the first perma- 
nent settlement in the Territory Northwest of 
the Ohio, consecrated to Freedom by the Or- 
dinance of 1787, and the first organization of 
its free institutions. Manasseh Cutler, rep- 

resenting soldiers of the Revolutionary Army, 
organized as "The Ohio Company of Associ- 
ates," purchased from the Board of Treasury 
of the United States on authority granted by 
the Continental Congress, July 27th, 1787, a 
million and a half acres of these waste and 
vacant lands. The first body of settlers, for- 
ty-eight in number, headed by General Rufus 
Putnam, landed at the mouth of the Musking- 
um on April 7th, 1788. General Arthur St. 
Clair, first Governor, reached Fort Harmar on 
•July 9th, 1788, and upon his official entry into 
Marietta on July 15th. civil government in the 
Territoiy was established." 

Marietta Island. This island, sometimes known as 
Kerr's island, located in the Ohio river, its 
southern end lying about opposite the foot of 
Second street and stretching up the Jiver foi 
about th}ee and a half miles, is the scene of 
many happy and joyous gatherings during tho 
summer months, when excursions and picnics 
ar(> common occurrences at "The Head." The 
island was originally owned by the Columbia 
N. Bland estate. In 1897 the employes of the 
Fureica and Buckeye Pipe Line Companies leas- 
ed about eight acres at the head of the island 
and erected a fine dancing pavilion, bowling al- 
ley, and other buildings, converting the pla-'e 

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into an ideal picnic grounds. In 1903 Capt. 
E. W. Webster, of the Str. Sonoma, purchased 
the lease for the grounds, which have become 
known as Buckeye-Eureka Park. 
Blennerhassett Island. This historic island home of 
the Blenneihassetts is situated in the Ohio riv- 
er, about 14 miles below Marietta, opposite 
Belpi'e. Many stories of the romantic and 
melancholy career of. Herman Blennerhassett 
have be.Mi published. While born in 1767 in 
Hampshire, England, he was the son of one of 
the besv families of Ireland, and resided almost 
all his life before coming to America at Castle 
Conway, the family home in County Kerry, Ire- 
land. He married Miss Maigaret Agnew, a 
);eautiful and accomplished English i;idy, the 
daughter of the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle 
of Man. He came to this country in 1797 and 
that same year reached Marietta. In March. 
I^i98, he purchased the upper end of the island 
and lived in a block house thereon for two 
years while the famous Blennerhassett mansion 
was being built. This was completed in 
1800. It Avas here that Aaron Burr visited 
Blennerhassett in 1806, which visit as history 
tells lis eventually caused the ruin of the Blen- 
nerhassett family and fortune and the breaking 
up of the happy island home. Herman Blen 
nerhassett afterwards died at the age of 63, on 
Feb. 1st, 1831, at Port Pierre, on the Island of 
Guernsey, in the English channel, off the coast. 
of France, where he had gone owing to the 
ill health of his wife. Mrs. Blennerhassett after- 
wards returned to the United States and died 
in poverty in an humble abode in New York 
City about 1842-3. 



HISTORICAL SOCIETIES 

The first historical society ever organized in Ma 
rietta had for its officers: Ephriam Cutler, presi 
dent; Arius Nye. vice-president; Caleb Emerson, 
corresponding secretary ; Arius S. Nye, recording 
secretary; William R. Putnam, John Mills, A. T. 
Nye, curators. It was named the "Marietta His- 
torical Association" and Avas organized on Novem- 
1>er 24, 1842. As far as known no other meeting 
after that at which the organization was perfected, 
was ever held. 

The Pioneer Association of Washington County- — 
This society was organized as the result of c 
call issued by William Pitt Putnam, A. T 
Nye and William R. Putnam, on Nov. 19, 1869. 
The organization was perfected early in the fol 
lowing year, (1870), with the following of- 
ficers: Wiliam R. Putnam, prest. ; E. S. Mcin- 
tosh, vice-prest.; Samuel Shipman, Treasurer: 

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•John M. Woodbiidge, recording secretai-y ; A. T. 
Xye, 'corresponding secretary; Augustus Stone, 
Summer Oakes, George W. Barker, Henry 
Feaiing end William Pitt Putnam, executi 3 
committee. The object of the society was the col- 
lection and preseivation of narrativi-s of per- 
sons and events connected with the early his- 
toiy of Washington Covmty and the state. The 
Society is still alive and usually celebrates the 
anniversaiy of the first arrival of families on 
April 7th, and August 19th, by holding a pub- 
lic meeting. The present officers are: R. L. 
Curtis, president; Jas. S. Devol, vice president. 
Winfield S. Hancock, secretary and treasurer: 
Chas. H. Newton, corresponding secretary. 
The executive committee is composed of the of 
ficers' and the following gentlemen: Col. T. W. 
Moore, W. D. Devol, Captain J. Gage Barker 
and Captain C. H. Miller. 
The Woman's Centennial Association of Washington 
County, Ohio — Organized November 20, 1886, 
for the ])urpose of preparing for and promot- 
ing the Centennial Celebration lield at Mariet- 
ta on April 7th, 1888. The total amount of 
money- raised by the society for this celebra- 
tion was $2,935.07. The original offic ;vs 
vi-ere: INIrs. M. N. Buell, prest. ; Mrs. Geo. 
Irish, vice-prest.; Mrs. J. B. West, treasu r^-r ; 
Mrs. Thomas Hancock, Sec'y. ; Miss Mary 0. 
Nye, cor. sec'y. The society has since be-in 
reorganized and given the name "The Woman's 
Centennial Association of Marietta." The prvis- 
ent officers are: Mrs. S. S. Potter, prest.; Mrs. 
Mary Ogle, vice-prest.; Mrs. G. N. Hunter, of 
Williamstown, W. Va.. secretary ; Miss Alice Ho- 
gan treasurer. In continuance of its histori- 
cal work this society under the direction of 
a committee of its membership of which Mrs. 
Sarah Xye Lovell was chairman, established the 
Relic Room on Front street. It also erected 
the memorial stone marking the southern boun- 
dary of the "Picketed Point." 

The New Century Historical Society. — This Society 
was organized at the home of George M. Wood- 
bridge on the evening of December 31, 1888, 
for the purpose of keeping alive patrotic inter- 
est in and promoting the preservation of his- 
torical matter pertaining to the Northwest Ter- 
ritory. The original organizers were: George 
M. Woodbridge, J. D. Cotton, Anselm Tapper 
Nye, W. H. Buell, W, B. Loomis, Theo. P. 
Davis, J. B. West, S. J. Hathaway, M. M. 
Rose, Jas W. Nye. The society has erected 
five memorial stones in the city and has ac- 
complished much of real value in carrying -.-it 
the original plan and purpose of the organization 
The Society was incorporated in 1891. It ^-.is 

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at the present time a membership of over 150. 
M. M. Rose is the president and Mrs. S. J. 
Hathaway, secretary. 

The Colonial Dames cf America in the State of Ohio 
— Organized April 30, 1896. Incorporated 
July 1st, 1896. Mrs. Herman J. Groesbecii, 
2211 Grandin Road, Cincinnati, president; Mrs. 
M. Morris White, 2343 Auburn avenue, Mt. Au- 
burn, Cincinnati, Treasurer: Mrs. Davis C. An- 
derson, Wildwood, Bond Hill, Cincinnati, cor. 
secretary. This society is custodian of '.he 

Historic Land Company's office in this city, 
which is in charge of the following local com 
mittee: Mrs. Sarah Nye Lovell, chairman: 
Mrs. Theodore D. Dale, Miss Maria P. Wood- 
bridge, Miss Elizabeth E. Putnajn, Mrs. 
Dan'l. H. Buell. Miss Rowena W. Buell. 
The National Society of the Colonial 
Dames of America in the State of 
Ohio are also the publishers of "The Mem- 
oirs of Rufus Putnam," compiled and annotat- 
ed by Miss Rowena Buell, of Marietta, Ohio, 
Colonial Dame of Massachusetts and memb'jr 
of Ohio Society. 

Daughters of the American Revolution — The Ma- 
lietta Chapter Daughters of the Ameri- 
can Revolution was founded by Mrs. 
Charles S. Dana, the charter being received in 
3 004. The present officers of the society are: 
Regent, Mrs. Charles S. Dana; Vice Regent, 
Mrs. Tasker B. Bosworth; Secretary, Miss 
Agnes Cadwallader; Treasurer, Mrs. Charles 
R. Turner; Registrar, Miss Willia D. Cotton; 
Historian, Miss Laura Devol. The Rufus Put- 
nam House, on the corner of Second and 
Washington streets, is the chapter house of the 
Society at Marietta. The National Society of 
The Daughters of the American Revolution was 
organized in the city of Washington, District 
of Columbia, on Oct. 11th, 1890, eighteen char- 
ter membeis signing the constitution. The 
society was incorporated by an act of Con- 
gress, December 2nd, 1895; approved February 
20th, 1896. The objects of the society are: 
"To perpetuate the memory of the spirit of the 
men and women who achieved American In- 
dependence, by the acquisition and protection 
of historical spots, and the erection of monu- 
ments ; by the encouragement of historical re- 
search in relation to the Revolution and the 
publication of its results; by the preservation 
of documents and relics, and of the records of 
the individual services of Revolutionary sol- 
diers and patriots, and by the promotion and 
celebration of all patriotic anniversaries." Al- 
so, "to carry out the injunction of Washing- 
' ton in his farewell address to the American 

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People. To promote, as an object of primary 
importaiH-e, institutions for the general diffus- 
ion of knowledge," etc. Any woman may be 
eligible for membership who is of the age of 
eighteen years, and who is descended from a 
man or woman who, with unfailing loyalty, 
rendered material aid to the cause of Independ- 
ence: from a lecognized patiiot, a soldier or 
sailor or civil officer, in one of the several Col- 
onies or States, or of the United Colonies or 
States; provided that the applicant be accept- 
able to the Society. The headquarters of 
The Daughters of the American Revolution are 
located at Washington. The National Presi- 
dent General is Mrs. Donald McLean, of New 
York City ; Ohio Vice President General, Mrs. 
O. J. Hodge, of Cleveland, O. 



THE OHIO LAND COMPANY. 

The following notice appeared in the public prints 
of New England on January 25th, 1786. The ori- 
gin of the Ohio Company may be said to date from 
that time. As the result of this "Information" anJ 
the subsequent action by delegates assembled in Bos- 
ton, the Ohio Company^ w^hich made its first settle- 
ment fit Marietta in 1788, was formed. 
"Information." 

"The subscribers take this method to inform all 
officers and soldiers, who have served in the late 
war, and who are by an oidinance of the honorable! 
Congress to receive ceitain tracts of land in the 
Ohio country, and also all other good citizens who 
wish to become adventurers in that delightful region; 
that from personal inspection, together Avith other 
incontestible evidences, they are fully satisfied that 
the lands in that quarter are of a much better qual- 
ity than any other known to New England people. 
That the climate, seasons, produce. &c., are, infact 
equal to the most flattering accounts which have ever 
been published of them. That being determined to 
become purchaseis, and to prosecute a settlement in 
this country: and desirous of forming a general as- 
sociation with those who entertain the same ideas, 
they have to propose the following plan, viz : That 
an asset iati on by the name of the Ohio Company be 
formed of all such as wish to become purchasers, 
&c, in that country (who reside in the common- 
wealth of Massachusetts only, or to extend to the 
inhabitants of other states, as shall be agreed upon.) 

"That in o] der to bring^ such a company into ex- 
istence, the subscribers propose, that all persons who 
wish to promote the scheme should meet within their 
respective « ounties (except in two instances, herein- 
after mentioned.) at ten o'clock, A. M., on Wed- 
nesday the 15th day of February next; and that 
each county or meeting, there assembled, choose i\ 

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delegate or delegates, to meet at the Bunch of 
Grapes tavern, in Boston, Essex. At Captain 
Webb's, in Salem, Middlesex: at Bradish's in Cam- 
bridge, Hampshire: at Pomeroy's in North Harap 
ton, Plymouth ; at Bartlett's in Plymouth, Barnsta- 
ble, Dukes, and Nantucket counties; at Rowland's 
in Barnstable, Bristol; at Crocker's, in Tauntor. 
York; at Woodbridge's, in York, Worcester; at 
Patch's in Worcester, Cumberland, and Lincoln; at 
Shattuck's, in Falmouth, Berkshire; at Dil)ble's, in 
Lenox. 

"RUFUS PUTNAM, 
"BENJAMIN TUPPER. 
"Rutland, Jarruaiy 10, 1786." 

The directors of the original Ohio Company 
\\c-re: General Rufus Putnam, Rev. Manasseh Cutler, 
General Samuel Holden Parsons, General James 
Mitchell Varnirm. Major Winthrop Sargent, Secre- 
tary, and Colonel Richard Piatt, Trcnsurcr. 



THE OHIO COMPANY OF ASSOCIATES. 

On November 29tlr, 1902, was incorporated a new 
Oiiio Company, at New York -Oity, under the laws 
of the State of New York. This new organization 
is composed of a srrrall group of Ohio's sons, rann 
who have achieved both sirccess and fame. The 
name of the new company is "The Ohio Comparry of 
i^pf ociates." Its object is to perpetuate the mem- 
Oiy and the achievements of Lhose early pioneers 
wiose deeds and influence had so important a part 
in the development of the great Northwest Territory. 
I'hc conrpany has also undertaken the work of erect 
in^^ a chaiir of memorial tablets commemorating the 
nirring events of historic interest from the time 
v'her-. Ohio was a "vacant territoi-y," to the time 
when she became a "new state northwest of the 
Ohio " The first of these tablets which are of im- 
perishable bronze, was placed upon the walls of the 
sub-Treasury in New York City, which stands upon 
the site of the old Federal Hall, on November 29th, 
1905. The second tablet is the one placed on th» 
campus of Marietta College in this city, and unveiled 
Oct. 18, 1906. (See Points of Interest.) 

The directors of the Ohio Company of Associates 
are as follows: — Whitelaw Reid, president; Homer 
Lee, John D. Archbold, A. D. Juilliard, William W. 
Mills, vice presidents ; Verne M. Bovie, Secretary ; 
William S. Hawk, Treasurer. Marietta College, 

custodian of archives. 



HOW TO PURIFY YOUR CISTERN. 

Nothing can ecjual the purifying effect of a bag 
full of pulverized charcoal thrown into a well and 
let swim aboirt. Knowledge of this kind used at 
the proper time saves both labor and money. 



THE PILGRIMS OF THE MAYFLOWER 

(1620) 
JoJin Carver 



William Bradford 
Edward Winslcw 
William Brewster 
Isaac Allerton 
Miles Standish 
John Alden 
Samuel Fuller 
Christopher Martin 
William Mullins 
William White 
Richard Warren 
John Howland 
Stephen Hopkins 
Edward Tilly 
Peter Brown 
John Tilly 
Richard Britteridge 
George Soule 
Richard Clark 
Richard Gardiner 



Francis Cook 
Thomas Rogers 
Thomas Tinker 
John Ridgdale 
Edward Fuller 
John Turrrer 
Francis Eaton 
James Chilton 
Johir Crackston 
John Billington 
Moses Fletcher 
John Goodman 
Dezoro Priest 
Thomas Williams 
Gilbert Winslow 
Edward Margeson 
John Allerton 
Thomas English 
Edward Doty 
Edward Leister 



THE PILGRIM'S PROGRESS. 
1620 — 1875. 



1620. Lands on Plymouth Rock, and sets up for 
himself. This was on November 11th. 

1621. Keeps Thanksgiving — in no danger of ovei- 
eating. 

1622. Builds a Meeting House. 

1623. Proclaims a Fast Day. 

1628. Cuts down a May Pole at Merry Mount, as 

a rebuke to vain recreations. 
1635. Is crowded for accommodations, and stakes 

out a new farm at Connecticut. 

1637. Makes war on the Antinomians, and the Pe- 
quot Indians — and whips both. 

1638. Starts a College and 
1640. Sets up a Printing Press. 

1643. — Goes into a Confederacy — the first Colonial 

Congress. 
1648. Lays down the Cambridge Platform. Hangs 

a Witch. 



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1649. Sets his face against the unchristian custom 
of vveaiing long hair, "a thing uncivil and un- 
comely." 

1651. Is rebuked for "intolerable excess and brav- 
eiy of apparel," and is forbidden to wear gold 
and silver lace, or other such gew-gaws. 

1652. Coins Pine Tree Shillings — and makes the 
business profitable. 

1663. Prints a Bible for the Indians. 

1680. Buys a "hang-up" clock, and occasionally 

carries a silver watch that helps him guess the 

time of day. About this period learns to use 

Forks, at table; a new fashion. 
1692. Is scared by Witches again, at Salem; but 

gets the better of them. 
1701. Founds another College, which, after a while, 

settles down at New Haven. 

1704. Prints his first Newspaper, in Boston. 

1705. Tastes Coffee, as a luxury, and at his own 
table. 

1708. Constructs another Platform — this time at 
Saybrook. 

1710. Begins to sip Tea — veiy sparingly. It does 
not come into family use till five and twenty 
years later. 

1711. Puts a letter into his first Post Office. 

1720. Eats a Potato — and takes one home to plant 
in his garden as a curiosity. 

1721. Is Inoculated for the Small Pox — not with 
ont grave remonstrance from his conservative 
neighbors. Begins to Sing by note, on Sundays, 
thereby encountering inuch opposition and open- 
ing a ten years' quarrel. 

174 0. MaTuifactures tinned ware, and starts the first 

Tin Peddler on his travels. 
1742. Sees Faneuil Hall built. The cradle of 

Liberty is ready to be rocked. 
1745. Builds an Organ; but does not yet permit 

it to be played in the Meeting House. 
1750. Buys a bushel of Potatoes for winter's use — 

all his friends are wondering what he will do with 

so many. 
1755. Puts up a Franklin Stove in his best room; 

and tries one of the newly invented Ligntning 

Rods. 
1760. About this time begins to wear a collar 

to his shiit. When he can afford it, takes his 

wife to meeting in a Chaise, instead of on a pil- 
lion, as heretofore. 
1765. Shows his dislike to stamped Paper, an-.l 

joins the "Sons of Liberty." 

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1768. Tries his )iand at Type Founding — not yut 

successfully — in Connecticut. 
1770. Buys a home-made Wooden Clock. 

1773. Waters his Tea, in Boston harbor. Plants 
Liberty Trees, wherever he linds good soil. 

1774. Lights Boston streets with oil Lamps; a nov- 
elty (though "New Lights" had been plenty, some 
years before). 

1775. Shows Lord Percy how to march to "Yan- 
kee Doodle." Calls at Ticonderoga, to take lodg- 
ings for the season. Sends Gen. Putnam (under 
the command of several colonels) with a small 
paity, to select a site for Bunker Hill monument. 

1776. Brother Jonathan — as he begins to be called 
in the family — declares himself Free and Inde- 
pendent. 

1780. Buys an "Umbrillo," for Sundays; and 
v,'henever he shows it is laughed at for his effem- 
inacy. 

1791. Starts a Cotton Spinning factory. 

1792. Has been raising Silk Worms, in Connecti- 
cut; and now gives his minister (not his wife) 
a home-made silk gown. Buys a carpet for the 
middle of the parlor floor. 

1793. Invents the Cotton Gin — and thereby trebles 
the value of southern plantations. 

1795-3 800. Wears Pantaloons occasionally, but not 
when in full dress. Begins to use Plates on the 
breakfast and tea table. 

1802. Has the boys and girls vaccinated. 

1806. Tries to bum a piece of Hard Coal from 
Philadelphia ; a failure. 

1807. Sees a boat go by Steam, on the Hudson. 
1815. Holds a little Convention at Hartford, but 

doesn't propose to dissolve the Union. Buys one 

of Terry's patent "Shelf Clocks," for $36.00, and 

regulates his watch by it. 
1817. Sets up a Stove in the Meeting House, and 

builds a fire in it on Sunday ; an innovation which 

is stoutly resisted by many. 
18] 7. l^egins to run a Steamboat on Long Island 

Sound — and takes passage on it to N^ew York. 

after making his will. 
1819. Grown bolder, he crosses the Atlantic in a 

steamship. 

1822. Jiights Gus in Boston (but doesn't light Bos- 
ton with gas, till 1829). At last, learns how to 
make Haid Coal l)uin, and sets a grate in his 
parlor. Buys a Steel Pen (one of Gillott's sold 
at ?33 per gross.) Has his everyday Shirts 
made without Ruffle. 

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1825. About Wua tiiii". puts a Poicuswioii Loik on 
his old musket. 

1 826. Buys his wife a pair of ([ueer-shaped India 
Rubber ovei shoes. Puts on his tirst False Col- 
lar. Tiies an "K.xpei iniental" lailioad, by horse 
poAver. 

1828. Tastes his tiist Tomato — doubtingly. Is 

told that it is unfashionable to feed himself with 
his knife — and buys Silver Forks, for great oc- 
casions. 

1833. Rubs his first Friction Match — then called a 
"Lucifer, """and afterwards "Loco Foco." Throws 
away the old Tinder Box, with its fiint and steel. 
'1835. Invents the Revolver, and sets about sup- 
plying the woild with it, as a peace-maker. Tries 
a Gold Pen, but cannot find u good one vet — nor 
till 1844. Builds a real Railroad, and rides on 
it. 

1837. Gets in a Panic — and out again, after free 
use of "shin-plasteis." 

1838. Adopts the new fashion of putting his letter 
in Envelopes (a fashion which does not fairly 
prevail till seven years later). 

1840. Sits for his Daguerreotype, and gets a pir- 
ture fearfully and wondei fully made. Begins to 
blow himself up with "Camphene" and "Burning 
Fluid;" and continues the piocess for years, with 
changes of name of the active agent, down to and 
including "Non-Explosive Kerosene." 

1844. Sends his first message by the Electric Tele 
graph. 

1847. Buys his wife a Sewing Machine — in the 
vain hope that somehow it will keep the button* 
on his shirts. Begins to receive advices from the 
"Spirit World." 

1855. Begins to bore and be bored by the Hoosao 
Tunnel. 

1858. Celebrates the laying of the Ocean Cable, 
and sends a friendly message to John Bull. Next 
week, begins to doubt whether the Cable has been 
laid, at all. 

1861. Goes south, to help compose a family quar- 
rel. Takes to using Paper Money. 

1861-1865. Climbs the Hill Difficulty — relieved of 
his pack, after Jan. 1. 1864; but loses Great- 
Heart, April 14, 1865. 

1865. Gets the Atlantic Cable in working order at 
last, in season to send word to his British cous- 
ins (who have been waiting for an invitation to 
his funeral) that he "lives yet." 

1865-75. Is reconstructing, and talking about Re- 
sumption. Sends his boys to the Museum to see 
an old-fashion Silver Dollar. 

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1875. Goes to Bunker Hill, to pay honor to the il- 
lustrious men who commanded General Putnam 
Thinks he won't inflate — and helps strangle a 
western rag l):iby. Gets ready to celebrate his 
second golden wedding by a grand family re-union, 
next year, in Philadelphia. 



MISCELLANEOUS 



HOW TO FIGURE SIMPLE INTEREST. 

4 per cent. — Multiply the principle by the num- 
ber of days to run; separate the right hand figure 
from the product and divide by 9. 

5 per cent. — ^fultiply by number of days and div- 
ide by 72. 

6 per cent.— -Multiply by the number of days, 
separate right hand figure and divide by 6. 

7 3-10 per cent. — Multiply by number of days, 
and divide the amount so obtained. 

8 per cent. — Multiply as above, and divide by 45. 

9 per cent. — Multiply as above, separate right 
hand figure and divide by 4. 

10 per cent. — Multiply as above, and divide by 36. 



THE MEDICINAL PROPERTIES OF VEGET- 
ABLES. 

Asparagus is helpful to the kidneys. 

Beets and potatoes are fat producers. 

Carrots aid digestion. 

Garlic and leeks stimulate the circulation. 

Lettuce promotes sleep. 

Lettuce, onions and celery are nerve tonics. 

Onions are a germicide, and tend to prevent ma- 
larial troubles. 

Parsley aids digestion. 

Parsnips are a blood purifier. 

Peas and beans are nutritious and flesh produc- 
ers. 

Spinach is anti-bilious and a good liver medicine. 

Tomatoes also stimulate a torpid liver. 

Watercress is an alterative, a general bracer up 
of the system. 



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nflRlETTA OF TODAY 



FACTS ABOUT MARIETTA. 

Marietta has 17 churches. 

Marietta has three bridges. 

Glendale was paved in 1896. 

There are 236 fire hydrants in the city. 

The population of Marietta is over 17,000. 

The area covered by Marietta is 2.48 square miles. 

There are about 17 miles of sewers in the city. 

There are over 11 miles of paved streets in the 
city. 

There are over eight miles of street car tracks in 
the city. 

Church street from Second to Fourth was paved 
in 1906. 

The average annual rainfall at Marietta has been 
figured out. It is given as 43 inches. 

Fort street, from Putnam to Corporation line, 
paved in 1906. 

Montgomery street, from Front to Allen, was 
paved in 1899. 

The nltitude at Marietta on Putnam street, in 
front of (he Court House, is 612 feet above the level 
of the sea. 

The Putnam street landing; the Washington street 
Landing; Front street from Putnam to Montgom- 
ery; were all paved in 1894. 

There are at this time 220 arc lamps used to 
light the streets of Marietta. This includes twen- 
ty-one lamps in Riverside Park. 

Sixth street, from Hart to Wayne; Hart street, 
from Fourth to Sixth; Maple street, Wayne street 
and Monroe streets, were all paved in 1900. 

The paving of Fourth street, from Hart to Mont- 
gomery, Fianklin street, West Side; and Butler 
street, Front to Second, was completed in 1897. 

Third street was paved in 1896, as was Fourth 
street, from Putnam to Scammel ; Greene street, 
from Second to Fourth, and Second street from 
Ohio to Butler. 

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Marietta is the home of one of the oldest and 
most famous colleges in the state. It also has 
eleven schools and can .instly claim very superior 
educational advantages. 

In 1903 Second stveei, from Putnam to Butler; 
Putnam' street, from Second to Seventh: and Gil- 
man Avenue, was paved, the work being completed 
in November and December. 

In addition to the regulation system of street 
lighting. Marietta also has 18 arches, each contain- 
ing 60 lights. These arches span the business thor- 
oughfares at regular intervals, adding much by their 
illumination to the beauty of the city at night. 

Maiiettx has over 25 miles of water line as fol 
lews: 4 inch line, 29,073 feet; 6 inch line, 72,406 
teot: 8 Inch line, 11.339 feet; 10 inch line, 1,737 
feet; 12 inch line, 13,417 feet; 16 inch line, 350 
feet: 18 inch line, 350 feet; 20 inch line, 4,775 
t'-el. 

In 1898 was completed the paving of Second 
street, north from Putnam to Front; Scammel 
street, from Front to Fouith; Wooster street, from 
Front to Seventh ; Washington street, from Front 
to Fourth: and ^Montgomery street, from Front to 
Fourth. 

The paving of Front street from Greene to Put- 
nam; Putnam from Front to Second; and Greene 
from Front to Second, was completed in 1892. This 
was the first paving done in the city. The east ap- 
proach to the Putnam street bridge was also 
that year. 



THE CITY HALL. 

The present City Hall v.'as the first building erect- 
ed by the city for municipal purposes. It was com- 
pleted ani ready for occupancy on February 1st. 
1873. The cost of this buildng has been various 
ly estimated at from $70,000.00 to over $100,000.00. 
As the books and all records of the accounts relat- 
ing to its construction were burned its actual cost 
will never be known. The plans for the building 
included a commodious hall or auditorium, and ii 
was originally designed to occupy a site on the cor 
ner of Front and Putnam streets in the park. Th« 
ritizens enjoined councils from carrying out this 
plan and later the present site was purchased of M. 
P. Wells. Esq. 



THE AUDITORIUM THEATRE. 
The Auditorium Theatre, comprising the entire 
City Hall building a]>ove the ground floor, vns 
first opened after the completion of ihe buiidiUji 
in 1873, by the presentation of "The Lady of Ly- 
ons," on the evening of February 4th of the same 
year, by a company of home citizens. The building 



was^ remodelled in 1894, the original hall or auditor 
ium being tiansformed into a beautiful theatre, with 
a seating capacity of 1188. 



MARIETTA'S POSTOFFICE. 

The history of the postal service in Marietta dates 
back to 1786 when the first overland mail route 
was established extending across the Allegheny 
noiintains a^; far as Pittsburg. The first postof- 
fice was established in 17 94, with Return J. Meigs, 
Jr.. as. the first postmaster. Twelve years later 
Meigs became Postmaster General of the United 
States. Following is the successions of postmasters 
at Marietta, from l'^94: 

Return J. Meigs. Jr., 1794 to 1795 — Josiah Mun- 
ro, 1795 to 1801 — David Putnam, 1801 to 1802 — 
Griffin Greene, 1802 to 1804 — Philip Greene, 1804 
to 1806 — Giiffin Greene, Jr., 1806 to 1815 — Samuel 
Halt, 1815 to 1818 — Henry P. Wilcox, 1818 to 
1825 — David Morris, 1825, Jan., to 1825. Aug. — 
Daniel H. Buell, 1825 to 1829 — A. V. D. Joline. 
1829 to 1841 — A. L. Guitteau, 1841 to 1850 — F. A. 
Wheeler, 1850 to 1853 — Nathaniel Bishop, 1853 to 
1857 — A. W. McCormack, 1857 to 1861 — Sala Bos- 
worth, 1861 to 187 — W. B. Mason, 1870 to 1878 — 
S. L. Grosvener, 1878 to 1886 — E. S. Nye, 1886 
to 1890 — E. R. Alderman, 1890 to 1894 — Henry 
Roeser, 1894 to 1898— M. M. Rose, present in 
cumbent, 189S. 

On June 30, 1906, Congress appropriated $100,- 
000.00 for a new postoffice and government build 
ing, which will be erected as soon as the plans 
and other necessaiy details have been perfected. The 
site selected for this building is the northern end 
of Lafayette Square, corner Front and Putnam 
streets. The present postoffice is in the St. Clair 
Building, on Putnam street, between Second and 
Third streets, almost opposite the Court House. 



MARIETTA'S FIRE DEPARTMENT. 

In 1804 or 1805 the citizens of Marietta organ- 
ized a "Fire Brigade," end each householder was 
provided with a leather bucket. When a fire broke 
out each secured his bucket and hurried to the 
scene of action where the fight was conducted in 
the old fashioned way of passing the buckets along 
.? line foimed by the men extending between the 
buming building and the nearest water supply. This 
primitive method was supplanted about 1832 when 
a small hand engine was procured. About 1858 
the Defiance Fire Company was organized. 
1871 saw the organization of the Riverside Fire 
Company, regulated and controlled by the Town 
Council. A steam fire engine purchased by the 

city was taken charge of by this company. This 
department was composed of volunteers up to De- 



ccmber 1st, 1894, when the present paid depart- 
ment was organized. On June 9th, 1895, the 
Gamewell fire alarm system was installed. The 
department at present consists of two companies, 
with the following officers and men: 
Marietta Fire Department Officials: — Jos. O'Neal, 
chief., George Bell, assistant chief. Office in 
City Hall. 
Hose Company No. I : — Located in City Hall Build- 
ing, coiner Putnam and Third street. E. C. 
Spies, driver; Charlie Brown, John Wehrs, 
Daniel Bizzantz, pipemen. 
Hose Company No. 2 : — Located on Fort Square, 
West Side. B. J. Laurie, driver; Dau'l 
Strauss, William Ackerman, pipemen. 



MARIETTA PUBLIC LIBRARY. 

The Marietta Library Association was organized 
November 16, 1897, by Kate E. Williams, Abby Ad- 
ams Roe, Alice C. Hogan, Minnie Forbes, Maria P. 
Woodbridge, Mrs. J. D. Cotton, Mrs. William Mors^, 
Lida A. Moore, D, B. Torpy, S. A. Cunningham, 
Mrs. Sarah N. Lovell, J. F. Jones, Helen Morgan. 
Nelson Moore, J. L. Toller, J. C. Brennan, E. R. 
Alderman, Howard W. Stanley, Reuben L. Nye, W. 
D. Strain and M. F. Noll. Following are the of 
fleers: Horace W. Stanley, president; Benjamin 
F. Strecker, vice-president ; J. C. Brennan, secretai y 
and treasurer; D. B. Torpy and C. H. Turner, witli 
the officers named compose the board of trustees. 
Librarian, Miss Willia D. Cotton; Assistant Librar- 
ian, Miss Anna Hill. 

No fees are charged for the use of the Library in 
any department, and residents in the Marietta City 
School district may borrow books (to be returned 
within two weeks), by having some resident freehold- 
er sign a card which will be furnished on request 
by the librarian. The library now has about 8,000 
volumes. The average daily circulation is 100. 

The library and reading rooms are open on all 
week days (except Saturday afternoons and legal 
holidays), from 8 o'clock a. m., to 5 p. m., and from 
6:30 p. m., to 8:30 p. m. Located in High School 
building on Scammel street between Fourth and 
Fifth streets. 



MARIETTA'S WATER WORKS. 

The first Water Works in this city was put in 
operation on September, 1, 1891, and consisted of a 
pumicing station, settling tanks and twelve miles of 
pipe, with a capacity of about 1,500,000 gallons. In 
May, 1905, the present splendid water system was 
completed and put in operation with a capacity of 
4,000,000 gallons daily. The system is one of 
mechanical filtration. This process not only puri- 
fies the water but clarifies it. In the purifying 

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process sulphate ot iron and lime is used to term 
a coagulant to remove the solid nuitter and bacteria, 
before passing to the sand beds, where the final 
cleansing of the water takes place. The water pres- 
sure is maintained at from 75 to 100 pounds by the 
gravity system. 

WASHINGTON COUNTY COURT HOUSE. 

The new Washington County Couit House was 
completed in November, 1902. It is built of white 
stone, and as can be seen from the first illustration 
in this book, is a magnificent structure. It is ad 
mirably located, occupying a site in the heart of the 
business distiict. on the corner of Putnam and Sec- 
ond streets, facing on Putnam. The building is 
eciuipped with every modern improvement and was 
planned for the convenience of those who have in 
charge the administration of the county's business. 
Tn addition to the commodious and handsomely ap- 
pointed court room, there is also a large assembly 
room which is used for public meetings. The 
County Jail, which is also in this building, is located 
on the fourth floor. The building was erected at 
a cost of $200,000.00. 

The first court house of Washington County was 
built in 1799, and was located on the opposite side 
of Putnam street from the present structure. This 
building in 1819 was found inadequate for its pur- 
|)0.se and in 1822 the second court house was built 
on the site of the present stuicture. This was torn 
down in August, 1900. 



YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION. 

The Young Men's Christian Association was or- 
ganized in Marietta in 1902. The present hand- 
some home of the association was completed in 1903. 
'Hie home M'hich is situated at 312 Second street, is 
fitted up with fine gymnasium and baths, while a 
special attraction for the members is a large swim- 
ming pool. There are also reading rooms and 
many other attractions for young men. 



WASHINGTON COUNTY CHILDREN'S HOME. 

The Washington County Children's Home, an in- 
stitution where orjjhaued and homeless children are 
received and cared for, was founded by Miss 0. A. 
Fay, afterwards Mrs. A. S. D. Ewing. The first 
home was established by Miss Fay on April 1st, 
18.58, on a farm in Lawrence township about ten 
miles from Marietta. The name of "Children's 

Tlome" was also originated by Miss Fay, who for 
foity years of her life devoted herself to the rescue 
of homeless children. It was through her efforts 
that in 1866 a bill passed the Ohio legislature pio- 
vidiug for Children's Homes and as a result there 

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■^^t^. 



View on Muskingum River 



Photo by 

W. H. Brigham 



are today fifty-eight such institutions in the state. 
After becoming a county institution it was decided 
to have the Home nearer to Marietta and the pres- 
ent site on the Muskingum was purchased, 
buildings erected and the children removed there on 
the 3rd of April, 1867. Miss Fay, however, at this 
time resigned her charge of the home owing to fail- 
ing health. The home is now managed by a super- 
intendent and board of trustees. The present offi- 
cers are: Superintendent, J. L. Jordan; Trustees, S. 
J. Hathaway, W. A. Sniffen, Andrew L. Gracey, Jas. 
S. Devol. Mrs. J. L. Jordan is the Matron. 



THE WASHINGTON COUNTY AGRICULTURAL 
AND MECHANICAL ASSOCIATION. 

This society was organized on November 17th, 
1819, under the name of the "Agricultural and 
Manufacturing Society of Washington and "Wood 
Counties." The first fair was held in Marietta on 
October 18, 1826. The committee of arrange- 

ments consisted of Nahum Ward, S. P. Hildi-eth and 
John Mills. Joseph Barker was the president and 
William A. Whittlesey the secretary. The Asso- 
tiation was reorganized on June 24, 1846. In 1858 
the name was changed to the "Washington County 
Agricultural and Mechanical Institute. This name 
was again changed on June 29th, 1867, to the pres- 
ent name: "Washington County Agricultural and 
Mechanical Association." The Fair of 3 906 was 
one of the most successful ever held by the Asso- 
ciation. The presQut officers are: J. L. Jordan, 
president ; C. J. Pfaff, vice president ; C. W. Zimmer, 
treasurer; Ed Flanders, secretary. 



THE MUSKINGUM LOCKS AND DAM. 

The present Lock and Dam in the Muskingum riv- 
er at Marietta was built during 1893-6. Its di- 




Skatin^ at the Mouth of the Muskingum 
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meiisioiis are: 56 feet wide by 330 feet in length 
within the walls of the basin and 24 feet deep from 
the top of the walls to the mitre sill. The lift is from 
6 to 12 feet according to the stage of water. The 
first locks built at Marietta were constructed on the 
Harmar side, just across the river from the present 
location. The Avork was begun in 1837 and com- 
pleted in 1841. The lock was smaller in size than 
the present one. In 1892 the dam was washed 
away. 

The Lock keeper's house, a handsome and sub- 
stantial brick structure, was built in 1899. It oc- 
cupies a lot 45x250 feet, fronting on Front street. 
The master of this lock, known as United States 
Lock and Dam, No. 1, is John B. Lansley. On the 
opposite river bank stands the assistant lock master's 
house, built 1905. Cris Anders is the assistant lock 
master. 



STANDARD TIME. 

Eastern Time — Includes all territory between the 
Atlantic Ocean and an irregular line drawn from 
Detroit, Mich., to Charleston, S. C. 

Central Time- — All the territory between the last 
named line and an irregular line drawn from Bis- 
marck, N. Dak., to the mouth of the Rio Grande. 

iMountain Time — All territory between the last 
named line and nearly the west borders of Idaho, 
Utah and Arizona. 

Pacific Time — All territory between the last nam- 
ed line and the Pacific Ocean. 

The time of each section differs from that next 
to it by exactly one hour; thus at 12 o'clock noon. 
New York, (Eastern time) it is 11 a. m. at Chicago 
(Central time), 10 a. m. at Denver (Mountain 
Time), and 9 a. m. at San Francisco (Pacific 
time). Standard time is 16 minutes slower at 
Boston than true local time, 4 minutes slower at 
New York, 8 minutes faster at Washington, 19 
minutes faster at Charleston, 28 minutes slower at 
Detroit, 8 minutes faster at Kansas City, 10 min- 
utes slower at Chicago, 1 minute faster at St. 
Louis, 28 minutes faster at Salt Lake City, and 10 
minutes faster at San Francisco. 



LEGAL HOLIDAYS IN OHIO. 

New Year's Day January 1st 

Washington, s Birthday February 22nd 

Memorial Day May 30th 

Independence Day July 4th 

Thanksgiving Day . . . *Last Thursday in November 

Chiistmas Day December 25th 

* Thanksgiving Day is fixed by Proclam- 
ation of the governor of each state, the 
date selected usually being the last Thiirs- 
day in November 



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POSTAL INFORMATION 

POSTOFFICE OFFICIALS. 

Postmaster M. M- Rose 

Asst. Postmaster As;i D. McCoy 

Chief Distributor Edw. Best 

Money Order Clerk Miss M. W. Gaitre.- 

Register Clerk Miss Louise Bickor* 

General Delivery Clerk Mrs. A. M. Villtr-. 

First Mailing Cleik C. Bersh Rose 

Second Mailing Clerk W. M. Scott 

Night Clerk David Dow 

Paper Distributor Sanford Grudier 

City Mail Carriers: — Nos. 1, W. H. Co.k; 2, N. AV. 
Bergen; 3, E. C. Morgenstern; 4, Lew H. 
Scott: 5, -Walter H. Smith; 6, Leo, A. Ziegler : 
7, Arthur E. Sprague ; 8, Wm. T. Buell ; '), 
Jesse H. Smith; 10, Myron Morrow 
Substitute Carriers: — Nos. 1, Foster Rose; 2, Wil- 
liam Kcefer; 3, W. E. Stacy. 
Special Messenger: — Frank L. Campbell. 

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS. 

Mails arrive at the Marietta Postotfice as follows., 
the time given being that at which mail should be 
in the office : 

Mails Arrive — (Figures in i(l;M-k type denote lieavv 
mails.) 

I :00 a. m. — \"ia li. & O. from west — Chicago, Cin- 
cinnati and ill western and Southern states. 

5:15 a. m. — Via Ohio River— -from Parkersburg, an. I 
carrying Washington, Baltimore and eastern 
states. 

6:15 a. m. — \'ia Ohio River — irom Parkersburg and 
local points ; canying also mails from southern 
states. 

8:15 a. m. — Via O. & L. K. — from Parkersburg and 

southern points. 
10:00 a. m. — Via Ohio River — from north, carry 

ing Ne\\ York, Pittsburg, Chicago, and west 

ern states. 

10:10 a. m.— Via Penna. K. R. — From Cleveland 

and the north, also northwestern states. 

11:40 a. ni. — Via Ohio River — from north; carry 

ing Pittsburg. NeAv York and New England 
States. 

11:40 a. m.— Via M. C. & C— local mail. 
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12:20 p. m. — Via O. & i.. K. — from Chicago am! 

WesttMii States. 
12:15 \). m. — Via Ohio River — from Cincinnati ami 

all western slates. 
1:00 p. ra. — A'ia B. & O. — from Baltimore, AXasli 

ington, New Yoik, and eastern states. 
1:55 1). m. — \'ia Ohio River — from Pittsburg. X'\ 

Yoik. and all eastern states. 
3:45 p. m. — Via O. & L. K.— from Cincinnat-, aix! 

Western and southern states. 
4:45 p. m. — Via O. & L. K. — from Columbus, Chi 

rago and Northwestern states. 
1:15 p. M. — Via Ohio River — from CharlestOi\ 

Huntington, Southern We'-t Virginia and Ken 

tucky points. 

5:45 p. m. — Via JVnna. R. R. — from Cleveland, and 
East;t'n i.nd western states. 

(5:15 p. m. — Pouches received fiom Fleming, A'incenl 
Cutler, Araesville. 

6:30 p. m. — Via Ohio River — from Pittsburg, Ne\i 
Yoik. and New Englai.i states. 

7:20 p. -n. — Via B. & O. — from Cnicinnati, Colum- 
bus, and all western and southwestern state.' 

J0:00 p. m. — Via B. & O. — from Washington, Ba. 
timore and eastern states. 

Mails Close: — (Time given is hour mail must be in 
ofitice.) 

5:;30 a. ii. — -Via Ohio River — for Pittsburg, New 

York and New England states. 
(>:25 a. m. — Via Penna. R. R. — ror CIeve;aiKl anu 

northwestern and eastern states. 
6:45 a. m. — Via M. C. & C. — for local points west. 
8:00 a. m. — Via O. & L. K. — for Zanesville, Co' 

umbus, Toledo, and northwestern states. 
8:30 a. m. — Via Ohio River — for Paikersburg and 

local pointy. 
10:20 a. xn. — Via Ohio River — for Charlesto i, 

Huntington. and southern West Virginia 

and Kentuciiy . 
10:25 a. m. — Via B. & O. — ^ior Columbus, Cincin- 
nati itud all A\estern and southern states. 
10:50 a. m. — Via Ohio River — for Pittsburg, New 

Y^ork, and New England states. 
11:45 a. m. — Ala O. & L. K. — for Washington, 

Baltinure and all eastern states; also C'r. 

cinnati, Columbus, and all Avestern and "-oiith- 

ern states. 
1 :00 p. rn. — Via Ohio River — for Charleston, Hun - 

ington, and Southern West Virginia, and Ken 

tucky. 



1:35 p. in. — Via Tenna. R. R. — for Cleveland, Chi- 
cago, J'nd all western and southwestern states. 

1:35 p. m. — Pouch to Fleming, Vincent, Cutler, 
Amesville, Via M. C. & 0. 

3:25 p. m. — Via O. & L. K. — for Zanesville, Colum- 
bus, Clev^eland, and all w;(i(.ern and southwest- 
ern states, 

3:25 p. m. — Via Ohio River — 'or Pittsburg, Ni v 
York, and New England t.-£.tes. 

4:15 p. m. — Via O. & L. K. — for Parkersburg, Balti- 
more, "Washington and all eastern and New 
England states. 

4:30 a. m. — Via B. & O. — foe Columbus, Cincinna- 
ti, Toledo, Chicago, and all western and south 
ern states. 

5:25 p. m. — Via Ohio River — for Parkersburg and 
local jioints only. 

10:30 p. ra. — Via B. & 0. — for Parkersburg and 
for all points east, west and south. 

Sunday Mails Arrive. 

12:00 noon — Via Ohio Rivor — from Charleston, 
Huntington and Southern West Virginia and 
Kentucky points. 

1 :00 p. m. — Via B. & O. — from Washington, Balti- 
more, and all eastern states. 

1:45 p. m. — Via Ohio River — -from Pittsburg, New 
York, Chicago, and all eastern, western and 
southwestern states. 

7:20 p. m. — Via B. & O. — from Columbus, Cincin- 
nati and all western and southern states. 

Sunday Mails Close. 

10:25 a. in. — Via B. & O. — for Columbus, Cincin- 
nati and all western and southern states. 

10:50 a. ra. — Via Ohio River — for Pittsburg, Phil 
adelphia, New York, Cleveland, Columbus, Tol- 
edo, and all eastern states. 

1:00 p. m. — Via Ohio River — for Parkersburg auJ 
all southern West Virginia and Kentucky 
points. 

4:30 p. m. — Via B. & O. — for Columbus, Cincin- 
nati, Chicago and all western states ; also for 
Baltimore, Washington, New York and all eas* 
ern states. Carrying Parkersburg mail. 

Hours of Delivery by Carriers. 

Each carrier makes two trips daily, leaving the 
office on Jirst trip at 7 o'clock, a. m., and on second 
tnp at 1:30 p. m., excepting carrier No. 5, who de- 
livers in the business district, making a trip at 7 a. 
m., 11:35 n, ni., 1:30 p. m., and 3:45 p. m. 

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Hours of Collection. 
Mails are cuUected from the city mail boxes at 8 
a m., 2:00 p. ra., and at 5:55 p. m., excepting 
in the business district where an additional collec- 
tion is made at 10 a. ni. o'clock. One Sunday 
collection Is made at :'. ji. ni. 



LOCATION OF FIRE ALARM BOXES. 
First Ward. 
N(i. 1'2 — Thiid. Ic.^low Greene street. 
Xo. 1:3 — Fifth and Hart streets. 
Xo. 14 — Wayne and Seventh streets. 
Xo. 1 5 — Pike and Greene streets. 

Second Ward. 
Xo. 21 — Front and Butler streets. 
X"o. 23 — Front and Greene streets. 
Xo. 24 — Front and Putnam streets. 
X'o. 2.5 — Fourth, near BntUr street. 
Xo. 20 — Chair Factojy. 

Third Ward. 
Xo. 31 — Second and Wooster .streets. 
X^o. 32 — Fourth and Washington streets. 
X'o. 34 — Fourth and Scammel streets. 
X"o. 35 — Sixth and Wooster streets. 

Fourth Ward. 
Xo. 41 — Front and Sacra A^ia streets. 
Xo. 42& — Montgomery, below Front street. 
No. 43 — Fourth and Montgomery streets. 
No. 45 — Sixth and Warren streets. 
No. 4 6 — Third and Marion streets. 

Fifth Ward. 
No. 51 — Gilman and Market streets. 
No. 52 — Clinton and Harmar streets. 
Xo. 53 — Virginia and Ward streets. 

Sixth Ward. 
No. 61 — *Front and Wood streets. 
.N'o. 62 — Putnam and Franklin streets. 



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CHURCHES 



Central Christian Church. — Rev. A. A. Honeywell, 
])ast(n-. Foiiith street, ne;ir Woostei'. 

Gern-an Methodist Church — Organized IHIiQ. Pi..- 
ent church erected 1877. Sunday Services at 
10:30 a. ni. Evening 7 p. m. Rev. John Oetjen 
pastor. Corner Third and Wooster streets. 

First Presbyterian Church — Organized about 180 1 
Fiist church built was present A. M. E. Churt'i 
on Third street, about 1842. Present chuirii 

erected 1897. Sunday services: 10:30 a. ni. 

Sunday School 9:15 a. m. Y. P. b. C. E. 6 ]> 
m. Sunday evening service. 7 p. ai. Wecl<ly 
prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 p. ni. Rev. Goo. 
E. Jackson, ijostor. C()r. Fourth and Woosr.'x- 

streets. 

First United Brethren Church — Organized 185 7. 
First chinch built in 1866. present church 
erected about 1896. Services Sunday: 

10:80 ;i. ni.. and 7 p. m. Rev. F. Hess, 
pastor. ("ov)ier Wooster and Mulberry streets. 

Oilman Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church — Or- 
ganized 18o3. First church built in same year. 
Present chuKli erected 1895. Sunday Services: 
10:30 a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school 9:15 
a. m. Junior League. 2 p. m. Senior League, 

6 p. IV.. Rev. David C. Thomas, pastor. Gil- 
man Avenue, West Side. 

Harmar Congregational Church — Organized 1 8 K». 
First and present church building erected in 181 <. 
Sunday Services: 10:30 a. m. Evening worsh-p 

7 p. m. Sunday School 9:15 a. m. J. C. E. r.t 
2 p. m. Sr. C. E. at 6 p. m. Lee J. Travis, 
pastor. Cor. Maple and F^'rankliu streets. 

St. Mary's Catholic Church — The first instance of 
Christian worship in what now constitutes the old- 
est city in the Northwest Territory was the Hot," 
Sacrifice of the Mass offered up by Rev. Fath.'r 
Joseph Peter de Bounecamp, a Jesuit missionary, 
chaplain with Celeion de Bienville and 300 men 
on his visit of inspection to this territory in 17.hV 
The Catholic church was established in Marietta 
in 1838. The first church was built in 184'. 
The present church was erected In 1855, but m 
magnificent new church is being built at the cof- 
ner of Fourth and Wooster streets. Sunday s*;r 
vices: First Mass 7:30 a. m. High Mass Qr-O 
a. m. Catechism 1:30 p. m. Vespers uul 
Benediction 2:30 p. m. Weekly Mass 7:00 a. 
m. Rev. F. M. Woesman, pastor. New Church 
located cor. Fourth and Wooster streets. Present 
church located on P^ourth street, below Greene. 

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St. Luke's Episcopal Church — Organized Jan. 1826. 
First church built in 1833. Present Chuvch 

erected in 1856. Sunday Services: 10:30 a. 
m. and 7 p. m. May to October 7:30 p. rri. 
Sunday School 9 a. ra. Holy Communion ftrst 
Sunday of each month 10:30 a. m. Holy Com 
muniou third Sunday of each month 7 a. m. 
Weekly Service, Wednesday, 7 p. m. Re^r 

George Davidson, rector. Church located on 

Second street, between Putnam and Scammel Rr.-.. 

St. Luke's Lutheran Church. — Organized 1858. First 
church used was old Episcopal Church, built in 
1834, and purchased by St. Luke's congregation in 
1858. The present handsome edifice was erected in 
1903 on the site of the old church. Corner Fourth 
and Scammel streets. Rev. F. C. Neilson, pastor, 

St. Paul's Evangelical Church — Instituted in 183f». 
First church built in 1849 and is still used. Sun- 
day Services: 10:00 a. m. Sunday School 9 a. m. 
Evening service at 7 o'clock. Rev. P. F. Haus- 
mann, pastor. Corner Scammel and Fifth Sts. 

The Baptist Church — Organized in 1818. Firsi 
church built in 1835. Present church erected 
1855. This congregation is also completing a 
very handsome and modern church building, all of 
stone, at the noithwest corner of Putnam a.ul 
Fourth streets. Sunday Services: 10:30 a. m. 
Sunday School 9:15 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6 p 
m. Evening Seivice 7 p. m. Evening Service 
from May to October 7:30 p. m. Wednesday 
evening service 7 p. m. Rev. J. F. Mills, 
pastor. Churdi located corner J'litnam and 
Fourth streets. 

The Congregaticnal Church — Organi/.t d Dec. G, 
1796. First church built in 1807: lemodelled in 
1902; burned Feb. 13, 1905. Present chur. h 
erected on old liistoric site in 1905-6. Services: 
Sunday. 10::i() a. m. and 7 p. m. Sunday School 
9:15 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E., 6 p. m. Prayer 
and social meeting Wednesday at 7 p. m. Rev. 
J. R. Nichols, D. D., Pastor. Church located on 
Front street, facing the City Park. 

The First Methcdist Episcopal Church — Organ./ed 
about 1804. First church built about 1815, 

present edifice erected in 1839. Sunday ser 
vices: 10:30 a. m. Sunday School 9 a. m. Ep- 
worth League (3 p. m. Evening service 7 p. m. 
May to October 7:30 p. m. Rev. T. H. Housel 
pastor. Church located comei- Third, ana 

Wooster streets. 

The Unitarian Church — Organized 1855. Present 
church built by its founder, Nahum Ward, and 
dedicated June 4, 1856. Sirnday services: 10.30 
a. m. Sunday School 9:30 a. m. i' . P. Meeting 6 
p. m. During the winter months. Vesper ser- 

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vico at 4 o'clock p. m. Rev. E. A. Coil, pastor. 
Cor. Third and Putnam streets. 

The Universalist Society — Organized in 1817. Fii-.st 
church built in 1842. United to First Unitaridn 
Church in May 18(i9. (See First Unitarian 

chuich.) 

The Christian Union Church — Organized 1895. 
First church erected jsanie year near :Mile Run, 
West Side. 

United Brethren Church (Radical) — First services 
were held in Whitney Chapel which stood on Pi..*^^- 
nam street, on the site of Otto Bros, dry good^ 
store. The present building was erected in 
189(1. Hart street. 

Wesleyan Methodist Church — (Colored) — This 
church was organized about the early nineties. 
The present church was erected about 1898. Sun- 
day services: 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sun- 
day school 9 a. m. Rev. A. Lawrence, pastor. 
Second street, above Sacra Via. 



SECRET SOCIETIES 



American Union Lodge No. I , F. and A. M. — Or- 
ganized at Rockbiuy, Mass., Feb. 20, 1776. Or- 
ganized at Marietta, Ohio, June 28th, 1790. Cap- 
tain Jonathan Heart was the first Master. This 
was the first lodge in Marietta and was the first 
lodge opened in tlie Northwest Territory. Some 
of the most noted names in the history of the 
Noithwest Territory are found upon the rolls of 
this organization. From its ranks have been se- 
lected for iiigh honors in the Grand Lodge of 
Ohio: Rufus Putnam was First Grand Master foi- 
Ohio in 181 G; Samuel Hoit was First Grand Hign 
Priest of the Grand Chapter in 1816 : Dr. John 
Cotton was Grand High Priest in 1825; Jas. 
B. Hovey, Gr^nd High Priest in 1879-1880; Jew- 
ett Palmer, Grand Master of the Grand Council of 

Ohio in ; Charles F. Henry, Grand Senior 

Warden of (Jiand Commandery Knights Templars 
of Ohio in 1906. Meets Monday of or preceed- 
ing full ni0(»n in Masonic Hall, corner Front and 
Butler streets. Jas. W. Sturgiss, secretary. 

American Union, Chapter No. !, R. A. M. — Organ- 
ized June (), 1792. Meets second Friday of each 
month. Corner Putnam and Second streets. 

Augusta Rebekah Lodge, No. 272, L O. O. F. "^iv 

stituted July 13. 1889. Meets bee unci a.,,; 

Fourth Fridays. McLaicn block, Front street. 

B. P. O. E.. Marietta Lodge, No. 477. Organized 
April 27, 1899. .Meets every Monday evening 

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at Elks Home. Front street. Home erected in 
1900 at a cost of $30,000. Oificers : Exalted 
Ruler, Arthur F. Cole: Esteemed Leading Knight, 
Geo. Wieser; Esteemed Loyal Knight; Rex D. Gil- 
■ bert; Esteemed Lecturing Knight, C. H. Pape; 
Esquire, W. O. Dunham; Tyler, H. B. Peters; 
Inner Guard, C. F. Kunz ; Chaplain, O. P. Hyde: 
Treasurer, August A. Kuehn; Trustees: Ed 
Schramm, A. F. C. Williams, R. C. Mclntyre. 

Buell Post, G. A. R., No. 178. — Organized Dec, 
1881. Meets every other Thursday evening in 
Strecker Bros. Bldg. Putnam street. 

Buell W. R. C, No. 70.— Organized 1885. 

C. B. Gates Post G. A. R., No. 468. — Organized 

1884. Meets Satuidav evening in McLaren 
Bldg., Front St. 

C. B. Gates W. R. C. No. 186.— Organized 1884. 

Eastern Star — Meets every Second and Fourth Tues- 
days. Corner Second and Putnam streets. 

Elk Eye Encampment, No. 99, I; O. O. F. — Organ- 
ized June 11, 1867. Meets First and Third Fri- 
days in McLaren Block, Front street. 

Guttenberg Lodge, No. 319, I. O. O. F. — Instituted 
June 12, 1857. Meets every Thursday even- 
ing. McLaren Block, Front street. 

Harmar Lodge, No. 15, I. O. O. F. — Instituted 
Aug. 5, 1848. Meets every Tuesday, corner 
Maple and Gilman Avenue. 

Harmar Lodge, No. 390 — Organized June 8, 1867. 
Meets every other Tuesday. Corner Putnam and 
Second streets. 

Improved Order of Red Men, Manhattan Tribe No. 
35. — Established Jan. 27, 1868. Meets every 
Tuesday night in Union Hardware Block. Sec- 
ond street. 

Independent Order cf Odd Fellows, Marietta Lodge 
No. 67. — Instituted Aug. 29, 1846. Meets ev- 
ery Monday night in Odd Fellows Hall. 

J. E. McCoy Rebekah Lodge; No. 230. — Organized 

1885. Meets Second and fourth Fridays. Coi'- 
ner Maple and Gilman streets. 

Knights of Columbus, Marietta Council, No. 478. — 
Organized Jan. 28, 1900. Meets every Tuesday 
evening in Donnelly block. Second street. Aug. 
G. Schmidt, Grand Knight; P. J. Quinlan, Deputy 
Grand Knight; C. J. LaVallee, Chancellor; Geo. 
Klein, Warden; P. M. McDonnell, Financial Sec- 
retary; Jos. P. Kirwin, Recording Secretary; Pa- 
trick Costello, Lecturer; George Wieser, Treasur- 
er; M. J. Hannan, Advocate; Dan'l. Mulvihill, In- 
side Guard; A. L. Wendelken, Outside Guard; 
M. J. Hannan, Dan'l. P. Farrell, Dudley McHugb, 
Trustees. 

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Fraternal Order of Eagles. — Oigaiiized 1904. Meets 
every Thursday evening in Eagles Hall in the Bay 
block. Second street. Morris S. Luchs, Worthy 
President; Benj. Conrad, Worthy Vice President; 
Wm. Stumpp, Worthy Chaplain : George Ritten- 
house, Secretary; William Withum, Treasurer. 
Trustees: D. B. Cawley, George Rock, W. S. Alex- 
ander. Aerie Physician, Dr. J. W. Donaldson. 

Knights of the Maccabees, Mount Tent, No. 322. 
Organized May, 1896. Meets every Thursday. 
Second and Putnam. 

Ladies of the Maccabees. • Organized March 1897. 

Marietta Council, No. 78, R. and S. M. — Chartered 
Sept. 26, 189:?. Meets Fourth Friday of each 
month. Coiner Putnam and Second streets. 

Marietta Ccmmandery, No. 50, K. T. — Chartered 
Sept. 14, 1891. Meets First Friday of every 
month. Corner Putnam and Second streets. 

Modern Woodmen of America, Camp No. 4,138 — Or- 
ganized Aug. 21. 1896. Meets every Friday 
night. Leader Building, Second street. 

Muskingum Council, No. 40, Jr. O. U. A. M. — Es- 
tablished June, 1889. 

Pioneer City Ledge, No. 43, K. of P. — Organized 
May 10, 1898. 

Royal Neighbors of America. — Meets every other 
Tuesday in Leader Building. 

Royal Arcanum, Marietta Council, No. 1 544. — In- 
situated Dec. 11, 1893. Meets every Thursday, 
Second and Putnam streets. 

Rayncld Lodge, No. 82, K. P. — Organized May 27, 
1875. Meets every Tuesday night. Davis Blk., 
Putnam street. 

Rathbone Sisters, No. 23 L Meets Tuesday nighi. 
Davis Block. 

Tribe of Ben Hur — Meets in Maccabee Hall, Sec- 
ond and Putnam streets, every Friday. 



LABOR ORGANIZATIONS 



American Federation of Labor — City Organizer, 

W. C. Hanna, 408 Second street. 
Federal Labor Union No, 9621 — President, W. L. 

Moore ; Recording Secretary, W. R. Hyde. 
Iron Molders Union of North America — Meets first 

and third Friday of each month. President, 

Harry Hill; Recording Secretary, H. A. Miller; 

Financial Secretary, John Klein. 
Brewery Workmen, Local No. 224 — Meets at No. 

943 Third street every first Sunday in the month. 

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Eliza Ackeisoii, President; John Hervero, Vice 
President; Fred Rowekamp, Secretary; Henry 
Gerke, Treasurer. 
Journeymen Bricklayers Union No. 26, of Ohio. — 
Meets first and third Thursdays of each month 
in Labor Hall. Lee Phillips, President; Adam 
Zoller, Vice President; J. M. Wilson, Financial 
.Secretary; A. Smith, Treasurer. 

The Horseshcers' National Protective Association of 
the United States. Local Union No. 377. — Meets 
the first and third Thursdays of each month in 
Labor Hall, at 7:30 o'clock. ?I. Weidner, 

President; A. Lawrence, Secretary. 

Brctherhocd of Railroad Trainmen. Local No. 504 — 
.Meets 9 a. m. first and third Sunday of each 
month in Maccabee hall on Putnam street. E. 

B. Smith, Master; C. Crossen, Vice Master; C. E. 
Lauiy, Secretary; J. M. Brisliu, Financier. 

Retail Grocers Association — Meets every second and 
fourth Monday evening at 7:30 in the assembly 
room of the court house. Harry Gorrel, Pres- 
ident; W. C. Becker Vice President; Henry 
Wendelken, Treasurer; xlugust G. Schmidt, Sec- 
retary. 

Journeymen Barbers' Union, Local No. 255 — Meets 
every Monday night at Baum's barber shop, un- 
der Citizens National Bank. President, W. F. 

C. Bell; Vice President, Charles Day; Secretary, 
J. J. Hauck; Recorder, Charles Gatrell; Treas 
urer, Charles Cheadle. 

Painters, Paperhangers and Decorators. Local 

Union No. 93 — Meets every second and fourth 
Wednesday of each month in Labor Hall. Chas. 
Theis, President; Harry Theis, Corresponding 

Secretary. 

International Typographical Union, Local No. 280 — 
-Meets every first Monday evening of each month 
at 4:30 in Labor Hall, Front street. Acting 
President, P'red Price; Secretary, E. J. Berry; 
Treasurer, Lewis Sharp; Sergeant-at-Arms, Wil- 
liam Sharp; Trustee, William Sharp. 

United Brotherhood of Leather Workers on Horse 
Goods, Branch No. 55 — Meets every first and 
third Wednesday evening of each month in La- 
bor Hall. President, Tho. Limerick; Vice Presi- 
dent, Jno. Schnittger; Martin Otterbein, Record 
ing Secretary; J. M. McKinley, Secretary -Treas- 
urer ; Louis Roedemeister, Chairman Executive 
Board. 

International Shirtwaist and Laundry Workers Un- 
isn Local No. 146 — Meets every first and third 
Monday of each month at 7:30 in Labor Hall. 
Dudley McHugh, President; Blanche Barnes, 
Vice-President; Florence Roush, Recording Sec- 

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'^^»^'^ ^ l,"--«ii'^ ^ J ^ ^^'^^'^^ 



The New St. Mary's Church 



retaiy: Blanche Seeveis, Financial Secretary; 
Margaret Skipton, Treasurer. 

Bartenders International League of America, Local 
No. 363 — President Lee Miraben; vice president, 
Charles Knox; financial secretary Del Sprague; 
recording secretaiy, Walter Conrath ; inspector. 
George Rittenhouse; inside guard, Charles Grass; 
chaplain, C. K. Nugent. 

National St:gie Makers' League, Local Union No. 
15 — -Meets evejy first and thiid Friday of every 
month in Labor Hall, Front street, at 7 o'clock. 
Walter Lehnhard, President; Joe Ward, Vice 
President; Fred Wileman, Recording Secretary; 
Charles Jackson, Financial Secretary; Wm. Jack- 
man, Treasurer; H. O. Gray, Sixth Vice Presi- 
dent of National League. 

Cigar Makers' International Association. Local Un- 
ion No. 392 — Meets every second Wednesday ev- 
ening of each month in their hall in the Mills 
building on Putnam street. President, Louis 

Kampelman; Vice President, James Grim; Fin- 
ancial Secretary, J. J. Clarke; Treasurer, Frank 
Peteiman; Trustees, Fred Roeser, H. L. Theis 
and G. B. Vansky. 

Marietta Trades and Labor Assembly — Meets in La- 
bor Hall, Front street on the second and fourth 
Fiiday nights of each month at 7:30 o'clock. 
President, J. O. Smith; Vice President, R. E. 
Toler: Recording Secretary, W. R. Hyde; Treas- 
urer, S. W. Custar; Trustees, John Theis, W. C. 
Hanna and Adam Geddel. 

United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of 
America, Local No. 356 — Meets every Tuesday 
evening at 7 o'clock in Labor Hall, Front street. 
J. M. Hawkins, President; J. O. Smith, Record- 
ing Secretary ; Frank Ackerman, Financial Secre- 
taiy. 415 Montgomery street; John Evilsizer, Vice 
President ; Phil Foust, Treasurer. 



COMPANY B, SEVENTH REGIMENT, O. N. G. 

Company B, Seventh Regiment, O. N. G., Mariet- 
ta's splendid military organization, was organized 
April 19th, 1900. During the visit of Ohio's Gov- 
ernor, Hon. Andrew L. Harris, on the occasion of 
the unveiling of the Bronze Tablet on the College 
Campus, the company acted as the Governor's per- 
sonal body guard and presented a handsome appear- 
ance in their full dress uniforms. Following are 
the present officers of the company: H. D. Knox, 
Captain ; C. S. Benedict, first lieutenant; H. S. Dyar, 
second lieutenant. Forty seven memlaers comprise 
the company. Armory in Leader building on Sec- 
ond street. 

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RAILROAD INFORMATION 



The lirst railroad to enter Marietta (Harmar) was 
the old Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad in 1857, but 
since 1868 the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern. The 
next railioad built to Marietta was the Cleveland and 
Marietta Railroad which ran its first train out of 
Marietta (to Whipple) on April 1st, 1871. This 
road passed into the hands of the Pennsylvania Rail- 
road Company January 1st, 1900, and is now known 
ij,s the Pennsylvania Railroad — Marietta Division. In 
1884 came the Toledo and Ohio Central Road, now 
the Marietta, Columbus and Cleveland Railroad, and 
last the Zanesville & Ohio Railroad in 1888. This 
load was afterwards called the Ohio & Little Kan- 
awha, and in 1902 was absorbed by the Baltimore 
& Ohio Southwestern and made a part of the New- 
ark division. 

Marietta's handsome Union Depot was built in 
1891-2 by The United Terminal Railway Co., T. D. 
Dale being the promoter of the enterprise. It was 
at this time that the low swamp lands through But- 
ler street from Front to Thiid street were filled in, 
in places from ten to fifteen feet. In 1896 the Bal- 
timore & Ohio Southwestern purchased the Union 
Station qnd now leases privileges to the other rail- 
roads. (For directory of railroad officials see Gaz- 
etteer. ) 



DISTANCE AND FARE TO POINTS ON THE 
BALTIMORE & OHIO RAILROAD. 

(Southwestern Division.) 

From Marietta — Gcing to Parkersburg 

Miles Fare. 

West Maiietta 7 

Moore's Junction 3.6 .10 

Scott's Landing 4.0 .10 

Gravel Bank 5.9 .10 

Constitution 7.6 .IR 

Briggs 8.9 .15 

Btlpre 12.7 .25 

Parkersburg 14.0 .25 

Frcm Marietta — Going to Zanesv'lle 

West Maiietta 7 

RainboAV 9.5 .20 

Lowell 12.8 .25 

Equity 17.6 .35 

Waterford 22.3 .45 

Relief . . .' 27.0 .55 

Beckett 28.2 .60 

Swift 30.4 .60 

Roxbury 34.4 .70 

Stockport • 37.7 ,75 

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Hooksbiu g 40.6 .85 

Malta 47.2 .95 

Shawnee Junction 50.5 1.00 

Eagleport 54.6 1. 10 

Durant 55.8 1.15 

Cedar Run 57.8 1.15 

Stone 58.7 1.20 

Meriiam 60.1 1.20 

Philo 64.4 1.30 

Stalover 67.7 1.35 

Pair Oaks 72.0 1.45 

Putnam 73.0 1.45 

Zanesvillc 73.6 1.50 



DISTANCE AND FARES TO POINTS ON BALTI- 
MORE & OHIO RAILROAD. 

(Southwestern Division.) 
From Parkersburg to Cincinnati, (see prj'ceding ta- 
ble. 
From Parkersburg. W. Va., tD 

I^istance Fare. 

Rockland 2.8 .35 

Porterfield 5.7 .35 

Little Hocking 8.4 .40 

Torch Hill 11.8 .45 

Coolville 13.9 .50 

Frost 18i0 .60 

Stewart 23.5 .70 

Guysville 25.6 .75 

Canaansville 30.3 .85 

Athens 37.0 .95 

Luhrig 41.8 1.05 

Marshfield 44.0 1.10 

Mineral 46.8 1.15 

Inghams 49.0 1.20 

Moonville 50.4 1.25 

Hope 52.0 1.25 

Zaleski 55.7 1.35 

Vinton 59.2 1.40 

Dundas 63.3 1.50 

Hamden 67.7 1.55 

Summit 70.4 1.65 

Richland 73.3 1.70 

Byers 75.1 1.70 

Ray 78.3 1.80 

West Junction 82.9 1.90 

Vigo 8o.4 1.95 

Schooleys 90.0 2.0) 

Chillicothe 97.4 2.15 

Anderson . 104.0 2.30 

Musselman 107.6 2.35 

Roxabel 110.2 2.40 

Harpers 114.7 2^50 

T^yndon 117.5 2.55 

Thiifton 120.7 2.65 

Greenfield 121.3 2.65 

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East Monroe 127.8 2.80 

Leesburg 131.0 2.85 

Highland 133.2 2.90 

New Vienna 138.8 3.00 

P^'aimers 142.5 3.0 3 

Maitinsville 145.2 3.10 

Midland City 150.5 3.25 

Blanchester 154.7 3.50 

Windsor 158.1 3.40 

Pleasant Plain 161.4 3.45 

Cozaddale 164.1 3.50 

Hills 166.0 3.55 

Loveland 170.5 3.65 

Symmes 173.0 3.70 

Ileir.ington 175.2 3.70 

Allandale 177.5 3.75 

Madeira 178.9 ;^.80 

East Madisonville 181.1 3.85 

Madisonville 181.8 3.85 

Oaklev 183.5 3.90 

East Norwood 184.6 3.90 

Norwood 185.2 3.90 

Bond Hill 186.5 3.95 

St. Bernard 187.5 3.95 

Ivorydale Jet 187.9 4.00 

Winton Place 188.6 4.00 

East Cumminsville 189.5 4.00 

Cmnminsville 190.2 4.00 

Stock Yards 191. ,-5 4.05 

Brighton 192.3 4.05 

Eighth Street 193.6 4.10 

C. H. & D. Junction 193.7 4.10 

Cincinnati 195.3 4.15 



DISTANCE AND FARE TO POINTS ON PENN- 
SYLVANIA RAILROAD, MARIETTA 
DIVISION— GOING NORTH. 

Frcm Marietta to 

Distance Fare. 

Stanleyville 

AVhipple 

Warner 

Elba 

Macksbnrg 

I>exter City 

South Olive 

Caldwell 

Belle A^alley 39 

Ava 

Pleasant City 

Derwent 

Byesville 

Cambi idg • 

Kimbolton 

Cuernsey 

New Comerstown 

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9 


.iJO 


14 


.60 


18 


.35 


22 


.45 


25 


oO 


27 


.55 


29 


.1,3 


35 


.70 


39 


SO 


43 


.85 


48 


.ys 


50 


I.jO 


53 


1.05 


58 


1.15 


69 


1.40 


78 


1.55 


84 


1.70 



stone Creek 9;j 1.S5 

Canal Dover 103 2.05 

Valley Junction Ill ?.20 



DISTANCE AND FARE TO POINTS ON MARIET- 
TA, COLUMBUS^ AND CLEVELAND 
RAILROAD. 

Frcm Marietta — Going Ncrth. 

Miles Fare. 

West Marietta 0.4 

Moore's Junction 3.2 .10 

Tunnel 6.0 .15 

McAvan 7.5 .15 

Fleming 9.5 .20 

Henrv 10.5 .20 

Vincent 13.0 .25 

Napier 15.5 .30 

Dunbar 17.6 .35 

Qualey 18.6 .35 

Cutler 20.2 .40 

Morris 22.5 .45 

Big Run 25.0 .50 

Broadwell 26.7 .5.'i 

Utley 29.0 .00 

Curtis Junction :il.O .00 

Amesville 32.5 .65 

Hines 35.0 .70 

Federal 36.5 .70 

Lewis 38.5 .75 

Burnfield 40.0 .80 

Bishopville 42.5 .85 

Palos 44.5 .90 

Sharpsburg Branch — Frcm Marietta to 

Curtis Junction 31.0 .60 

I..atlirop 33.5 .65 

Shari)sburft- .■J4.5 .70 



DISTANCE AND FARE TO POINTS ON BALTI- 
MORE & OHIO RAILROAD. 
(Ohio Riv.^r Division.) 
Hased on 3 cent a mile late. 
From Willi imstown. W. Va. — going east: 

Distance Fare. 

VVaverly 0.7 .20 

Willow Isl.md 10 .30 

Salama 10.7 .32 

Eureka 12.0 .38 

Belmont 14 42 

St. Marys '.'.'.'.'. 17.3 ^52 

Raven Rock 21.9 .60 

Ben's Run 25.1 75 

Long Reach [/ 27 81 

Friendly ■.;;;; 29.4 .88 

Matamoras 29.8 89 

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Sisteisville ^1-1 1-0-* 

Paden City 38.5 1.16 

Mendota 40.2 1.21 

New Martinsville 43.8 1.31 

Hannibal . 45.4 1.3r> 

Proctor 49.9 1.50 

Clarington 54.4 1.63 

Woodland 58.1 1.74 

PoM'hattan 62.1 1.86 

Moundsville ^0 _ 2.10 

Benwood .Tunction 77.6 2.33 

Wheeling 81.3 2.44 

Elm Grove 86.3 2.59 

Triadelphia 88.3 2.64 

Point Mills 91 2.74 

West Alexander 96 2.88 

Vienna 99 2.99 

Claysville .102 3.07 

Taylorstov,rn 106 3.18 

Finnev 109 3.28 

Washington. Pa 113 3.45 

Zediker 117 3.54 

Clokev 120 3.55 

Eighty-Four 120 3.62 

Wyland 121 3.65 

Gilkeson 12 1 3.74 

Thomas 126 3.78 

Finleyville 131 3.95 

Cochran's ->Iill 135 4.06 

Biuceton 137 4.11 

Miller's Grove 139 4.18 

Willock 140 4.21 

Glenwood 144 4.32 

Pittsburg 148 4.45 



DISTANCE AND FARjf^: TO POINTS ON THE 
BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILROAD. 
(Obio River Divison.) 

From Williamstown. W. Va. : — going west 

Distance. Fare. 

Kellar 3.7 .11 

Vienna 7.6 .23 

Parkersburg 12.3 .37 

Washington 18.4 .55 

Han is Ferry • 26 .78 

Belleville - 30.3 .91 

Murrayville 36.4 1.09 

Must^s Bottom 39.3 1.18 

Sherman 43.5 1.31 

Kavenswood 46.9 1.41 

Pleasant View 50.8 1.52 

Willow Grove 54 1.62 

Millwood 57.9 1.74 

School House 59.3 1.78 

Letait 62.9 1.89 

Ginham 68.6 2.06 

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New Hav.^i 71.7 2.15 

Hartford 73.5 2.21 

Mason Citv 76.2 2.29 

Clifton 77.9 2.34 

Spilman 80.5 2.42 

Ft. Pleasant (K. & M. Jc.) -91.1 2.7:{ 

Gallipolis Ferry 96.8 2.90 

Lesage 121.4 :j.64 

Coxes Landing 124.1 3.72 

Giiyandotte 129.9 .'}.9;i 

Kinitington 133.3 4.00 

Central Cit\- 135.8 4.07 

Cevcdo 140.3 4.21 

Kenova 141.5 4.25 

TABLE SHOWING "aVERAGE VELOCITIES OF 
VARIOUS BODIES. 

Per Hour Per Second 

A man walks 

Slow 1 ivers flow 

Rapid livers flow .... 

A hoise tiots 

A n:odeiate wind l)low: 
Sailing vessels ini! . . 

Steani})o;!ts run 

A hoise inns 

A stoim moves 

A luiiiicane moves ... 

Sourd moves 743 miles or 1,142 feet 

.\ lifle ball moves 1,000 mlJes or 1,466 feet 

flight moves 192.000 miles 

Elediifitv moves 288.000 miles 



;; 


miles or 


4 feet 


:! 


miles or 


4 feet 




7 miles or 


10 feci 


7 


miles or 


10 feet 


7 


miles or 


10 feet 


H) 


miles or 


14 feet 


18 


miles or 


26 feet 


20 


miles or 


29 feet 


3 


miles or 


52 feet 


80 


miles or 


117 feet 



THE MINISTERIAL SECTION. 

(Section 29.) 

Section 29, or the Ministerial section, was re- 
served by congress for the support of religion, in all 
the townships of the Ohio Company's purchase. The 
ministerial section in Marietta township came within 
the town plat and was for this reason the cause of 
much trouble to the directors of the company. 

The boundary lines of this section are given as 
follows : Beginning at the intersection of Sixth and 
Wayne streets, on the Ohio River, the east line runs 
north, crossing Seventh street near the middle of 
square No. 71, Eighth and Hart streets at their in- 
tersection : thence to a point back of College Hill : 
thence due West crossing Tupper at Seventh street, 
Sixth. Wooster. Fifth and Fourth streets to the North- 
west corner of Washington and Third streets ; thence 
due south, crossing Second street. Front street 
near its intersection with Wooster, thence in same 
direction diagonally across the Muskingum river, en- 
teiing Harmar at the intersection of Lancaster and 
Muskingum streets: thence midway between Second 
and Third streets and parallel with them to the 
Ohio river. 

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DISTANCE AND FARE FROM MARIETTA, FIG- 
URED TO ONE IMPORTANT CITY IN 
ANY STATE IN THE UNION. 
From Marietta. 



State City . ^^liles 

Aiizona Phoenix 2315 

*.ikansas Little Rock . . . 824 

Alabama Montgomery ... 740 

Alaska Ter 

Ctiiiloinia San Francisco. .237o 

Colorado Denver 1247 

Connecticut Hartford 547 

Delaware Wilmington ... 450 

District of Columbia Washington ... 374 

Ploiida Jacksonville . . . 842 

Geoigia Atlanta 664 

Ideho Boise City . . . .2145 

Jlijnois Chicago 442 

Tucliana Indianapolis ... 312 

Iowa Des Moines . . . 705 

Kansas Topeka 759 

Kentucky Frankfort 294 

Louisiana New Orleans . . 900 

Maine Bangor 839 

Massachusetts Boston 639 

Maiyland Paltimore . . . 412 

Alissomi Kansas City. . . 650 

Minnesota .. St. Paul 750 

Montana Helena 1792 



Michigan Lansing . . 

Mississippi Jackson . . . 

Nobi aska Omaha 

N(^vada Carson City 

New Hampshire. . . . Concord . . 

McAr Jersey Trenton . . 

New Mexico Santa Fe . 

New York New Yoik 

Noith Carolina Raleigh . . . 

Noith Dakota Bismarck 

Ohio Cincinnati 

Oklahoma Oklahoma 

Oi egon Portland 

Pennsylvania Philadelphia 

Rhode Island Providence 

South Carolina Columbia . 

South Dakota Sioux Falls 

Tennessee Nashville 

Teyas Galveston 

Utah Salt Lake 

Vermont Montpelier 

Virginia Richmond 

Washington Seattle . . 

West Virginia Wheeling 

Wisconsin Milwaukee 



. . . 3: ;i 
. . SG!) 
... '.92 
.. .23)^4 
... «;02 
. . . 460 
. . .1660 
City 442 
. . 662 

1170 

206 



City.. 1019 

. ..2375 

404 

570 

712 
867 
492 

1247 



City. 1709 

.... 727 

. . . . 490 

. . .2375 

... 81 

452 

Wyrming Cheyenne 1247 



Fare 

$69.45 

24.71 

22.20 

71.75 
37.40 
16.40 
13.00 
11.20 
25.25 
19.90 
64.35 

9.25 

6.30 
21.15 
22.76 

8.80 
27.00 
25.15 
19.15 
11.95 
19.50 
22.50 
53.75 

9.9U 
26.00 
23.75 
71.50 
20.75 
13.80 
49.80 
13.35 
18.85 
35.20 

4.15 
30.55 
71.25 
12.00 
17.10 
21.35 
25.90 
14.75 
37.42 
51.25 
21.80 
14.70 
71.25 

2.44 
13.55 
37.40 



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THE PARKERSBURG. MARIETTA & INTERUR- 
BAN STREET CAR LINE. 

Marietta and Par^ersburg Interurban Line. — Dis- 
tance from Marietta to Paikersburg 12 miles. 
Conductor collects three fares: at Marietta; at 
Victoria Avenue, Williamstown ; at Central. To- 
tal fare to Parkersburg, 15 cents. Stations: 
Marietta — Williamstown — Pohich — Puglis — 
Homestead — Sand Hill — Kellars — Boaz — 
Summit — Enoch — Central — Appomatox — - 
Bils Crossing — Green Mount - — - Rosemawr — 
Vienna — Brymawr — Riverview — U. S. En- 
gine Works — Buena Arista — Maplewood — 
Redwood — Springdale — Beechwood Junction — 
Pottery Junction — Parkersburg. Time for trip 
50 minutes. Cars leave Marietta on the even 

hour and half hour. 

Muskingum Line. — Distance from Court House to 
Ferncliff Park, 6 ^/^ miles. Conductor collects 
two fares: at Marietta and at Muskingum Ter- 
race. Total fare to Ferncliff e Park, 10 cents. 
Stations: Marietta — Lynnwood avenue — Rath- 
bone — Columbia avenue • — Children's Home — 
Muskingum Terrace — Unionville — Jersey 
Heights — Dawes — Hemlock — Lowell Road — 
Country Club — Hillandale — W^alnut Hill — 
Putnam Stop — Devol's Dam — Bellevue Terrace 
— Cloverdale — Riley's — Free Ferry — Fern- 
cliff Park. Muskingum cars leave Court House, 
Marietta, on the even hour. 

City Car Line. — "Around the Loop." — The distance 
around the "Loop" is about 7 miles. Fare •'") 
cents. 



BOATS THAT PASS AT MARIETTA 



STEAMBOAT LINES. 
Ohi3 River — Wheeling Packets. 
Steamer Bedford. — Gus Frantz, Captain; Fred Horn- 
brook, Purser. Passes Marietta for Wheeling 
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning, 6 
a . m . 
Steamer Bessie Smith. — Plenry Kraft, Captain; Ed. 
Dunn, Purser. Passes Marietta for Wheeling 
every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday morning, 
6 a. m. 

OhiD River — Pittsburg Packets. 
Steamer Ben Hur. — Sam Williamson, Captain ; Har- 
ly Donnally, Purser. Passes Marietta for Pitts- 
burg eveiy Tuesday, 5 p. m. ; and every Satur- 
day, 6 a. m. 

Ohio Rivera— Middleport Packet. 
Steamer Valley Belle. — T. B. Wilkinson, Captain; 

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F. L. Wolfe, Puiser. Leaves Marietta for Mid- 
dlepoit eveiy Tuesday. Thursaaj- tind Saturday, 
7 a. ni. 

Ohio River — Sistersville Packet. 

Steamer Leroy. — C. C. Greene, Captain; W. H. 
Smith, Purser. Leaves Marietta for Sistersville 
daily except Sunday, 1:30 p. m. 
Ohio River — Pittsburg-Cincinnati Packet Line. 

Steamer Queen City. — Jno. Sweeney, Captain; A. L. 
Brown, Purser. Passes Marietta for Pittsburg 
every Monday, 1:00 p. m. Passes Marietta for 
Cincinnati eveiy Thursday, 2:00 p. m. 

Steamer Virginia. — Alfred Pennyv^itt, Captain; W. 
B. Kimble. Purser. Passes Marietta for Pitts- 
burg eveiy Thursday, 1:00 p. m. Passes Ma- 
liettn for Cincinnati every Sunday, 2:00 p. m. 

Steamer Keystone State. — C. W. Knox, Captain; W. 
R. Barringer, Purser. Passes Marietta for 

Pittsburg every Saturday 6 p. m. Passes Marietta 
for Cincinnati every Tuesday, 3:00 p. m. 
Ohio River — Kanawha River Packet. 

Steamer Kanawha. — Edwin Maddy, Captain ; J. H. 
Wolfe, Purser. Passes Marietta for Pittsburg 

every Saturay, 3:00 p. m. Passes Marietta for 
Charleston every Wedjiesday, 3:00 p. m. 

Steamer Greenland. — Mrs. M. B. Greene, Captain; 
W. Rose, Purser. Passes Marietta for Pitts- 

burg every Wednesday, 2:00 p. m. Passes Ma- 
rietta for Charleston every Saturday, 3:00 p. m. 
Muskingum River — Zanesville-Pittsburg Packet. 

Steamer Lorena. — Geo. Wallace, Captain; C. S. 
Beckwith, Purser. Passes Marietta for Pitts- 

burg every Wednesday, 8:00 a. m. Passes Ma- 
rietta for Zanesville every Sunday, 1:00 p. ni. 
For further information inquire of Hornbrook & 

Best, Steamboat Agents, Wharfboat, foot Second 

street. 

Muskingum River — Beverly Packet. 

Steamer Soncma. — -Captain E. W. Webster, owner. 
T. L. Devol, cleik. Runs daily except Sunday 
between Maiietta and Beverly. Boat leaves Bev- 
erly at 5 o'dock a. m., arriving at Marietta about 
10 o'clock. Returning leaves Marietta at 2:30 
p. m., arriving at Beverly about 7 o'clock. Stand- 
aid time. 



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DISTANCE AND FARE VIA OHIO RIVER BOATS 
(Fares from Ravenswood down include meals and 

berth. ) 
Down River Points — From Marietta to 

Miles Faro. 

Parkersburg, W. Va 12 .25 

Blennerhassett Island. W. Va., 14 .50 

Little Hocking, O., 19 .50 

Hockingport, 0., 26 .50 

Belleville, W. Va., 30 •'■,0 

Murravville. W. Va., 36 . ■ 5 

Poitland. 42 1.00 

Kavenswood, W. Va 47 1 .00 

Willow Grove, W. Va. 53 1.00 

Ripley Landing, W. Va., 57 1.00 

Mihvood and Apple Grove. O. 58 1.25 

Letait Falls. W. Va. 62 1 25 

Antiquitv, O., 66 1.50 

Racine, 68 1.50 

Svracuse, O., 72 1.50 

Haitford City, W. Va. 73 1.50 

Pomerov, 0., 76 1 .75 

Middleport, 0., 78 1.75 

West Columbia, W. Va., 80 1.75 

Camden Coal Works, W. Va 81 2.00 

Cheshire, O., 84 2 00 

Addison. 89 2.00 

Point Pleasant, W. Va., 92 2.00 

Gallipolis, 96 2.00 

Chambersburg, O., 107 2 25 

Glemvood, W. Va., 114 2.50 

Crown Citv, 0., 120 2.50 

Millersport, 124 2.50 

Haskelville, 125 2.75 

Proctorsville, 0., Guyandotte, W. Va.. 132 2.75 

Huntington, W. Va., 135 3.00 

Central City, W. Va., 137 3.00 

Burlington, 140 3.00 

Ceredo. W. Va., 142 3.00 

Kenova, W. Va., 143 3.00 

Catlettsburg, Ky., 144 3.00 

Ashland, Ky 149 3.00 

Ironton, O., 1 54 3.00 

Hanging Rock, 0., 157 3.25 

Riveiton. Ky 162 3 V.5 

Greenup, Ky., 1 63 3. 23 

Sciotoville. O., 176 3.50 

Portsmouth, O., 182 3.50 

Quincy, Ky., 1 93 3.75 

Buena Vista, O., 200 3.75 

Vanceburg, Ky., 204 4.00 

Rome, 209 4.00 

Concord, Ky., 216 4.25 

Wrightsville, 218 .425 

Manchester, 223 4.50 

Maysville, Ky., 234 4.50 

Ripley, 243 .475 

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Dover. Ky., cincl Lav'na. O., 246 

Iligginspoit, O., 250 

Augusta, Ky 252 

Chilo, O., 260 

Poster, Ky., and Neville, O., 264 

Moscow, O., 268 

Point Pleasant, O., 270 

California, Ky., 273 

iSTew Richmond, 275 

Palestine, O 279 

Coney Island, O., 286 

California, O., 2.87 

Cincinnati, O., 296 



DISTANCE AND FARE VIA OHIO RIVER BOATS 

(Fares from Sistersville up include meals and berth.) 
Up River Points — From Marietta to 

Miles Fare. 

Waverlv, W. Va 7 25 

Willow Island, W. Va 10 ,25 

Newell Run, 0., 13 .i:5 

Newport, O., 15 

St. Marys, W. Va., 17 

Raven Rock, W. Va., 22 

Long Roach P. O., W. Va., 26 

Grand View, O., 28 

Matamoras, 0., 29 

Cochransville, 32 

Sistersville, W. Va 34 

Sardis, 0., 40 

New Martinsville, W. Va., 43 

Bearsville, O., 45 

Proctor, W. Va., 49 

Sunfish, O., 54 

Fish Creek, W. Va., 58 

Powhattan, 62 

Moundsville, W. Va., 71 

Belmont Coal Works, O., 75 

Bellaire. O., 77 

Wheeling, W. Va., 81 

Martins Ferry, 0., 83 

Sister Islands, W. Va., 86 

Warren, O., 91 

Wellsburg, W. Va 97 

Mingo, 0., 101 

Steubenville, O., 104 

Brown's Island, W. Va 110 

Toronto, O., 112 

New Cumberland. W. Va., 115 

Yellow Creek, O., 121 

Wellsville, O., 123 

East Liverpool, O., 127 

GeorgetoAvn, Pa 131 

Shippingport, Pa., 141 

Vanport, Pa., 142 

Rochester, Pa 145 

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Freedom, Pa., . . 147 3.00 

Baden, Pa., 150 3.00 

Economy, Pa., 153 3.00 

Shousetown, Pa., 156 3.00 

Sewickley, Pa 158 3.'-0 

Davis Island, Pa., 166 3. 00 

Pittsburg 171 3.00 



DISTANCE AND FARE Via MUSKINGUM RIVER 
BOATS. 

(Fares include meals and berth.) 
Frcm Marietta To 

Devols Dam 5 .50 

Lowell 12 .75 

Coal Run, 18 .75 

Beverly, 23 1.00 

Centre . Bend, 27 1.50 

Luke Chute 33 1.50 

Roxburj-, 35 1.60 

Stockport, 38 1.50 

Malta, 48 1.50 

McConnellsville . . 48 1.50 

Rokeby, 55 1.50 

Eagleport, 55 1.50 

Gaysport, 62 1.50 

Taylorsville, 66 1.50 

Duncan Falls, 66 1.50 

Zanesville 75 1.50 



MUSKINGUM SHORT LINE— STR. SONOMA. 
Between Marietta and Beverly. 

(Meals Extra.) 
Frcm Marietta t^ 

Single 
Round Trip. Miles Fare. 

Devols Dam 25 5 .15 

Rainbow, 30 7 .20 

Lowell, 50 12 .30 

Coal Run, 60 18 .10 

Beverly, 75 23 .50 



THE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL. 

The Washington Hospital was originally estab- 
lished under the name of Grace Hospital, by Dr. O. 
M. Willis, who opened the institution on June 6th, 
1899. In 1904 a company was formed and in- 
corporated under the name of The Washington Hos- 
pital Co., with J. Edw. Flanders, pnesident and 
manager, and C. L. Flanders, treasurer. '' The build- 
ing is admirably arranged and provided with every 
modern convenience for the care of patients. Locat 
ed at 823 Third street. 

81 



DISTANCE FROM MARIETTA BY WAGON 
ROAD TO SURROUNDING TOWNS. 



Milfs. 


]V 


liles. 


Amesville, 


.35 


Long Run, 0., . . 


.. 8 


Athens, O., 


.19 


Lowell, 


. .12 


Barlow, 0., 


.12 


Lower Newport, 


., 10 


Bartlett, 


.21 


Macksburg, 0., . . 


. .25 


Belpre, 0., 


.12 


Matamoras, 0., . . 


..35 


Beverly, 0., .... 


. 20 


McConnellsville, 0., 


40 


Bloomfield, 0., ... 


2') 


McClures, 


. . 9 


Bonn, 


;ii 


Moore's Junction, 


0. 3 


Burned Hill, .... 


. 5 


Moss Kun, 0., . . 


..10 


Caldwell, 


.35 


Murphytown, W. Va.,15 


Caywood, 


7 


Newoll's Run, 0., 


. .IB 


Cedar Narrow Bridge 8 


Newport, 0., . . 


. . It. 


Chester Hill, 0., . 


.1;8 


Ogden, W. V 


. . 8 


Churchtown, 0., . 


71/2 


Pottmeyer Oil Fid. 


0. 9 


Coal Run, 0., ... 


. 17 


Payne Pump Sta., 


0.,14 


Constitution, 0., . 


. 6 


Pleasant Hill, 0., . 


. .15 


Coolville, 


.::6 


Porterfield, 0., ... 


. . 17 


Oornerville, 0., . . 


. 5 


Rea's Run, 0., ... 


. .22 


r!n-ar TJiiTi O 


9 


Reno 0., 


. 4 


Cutler, 0., 


"20 


Rockiand,' 0., .... 


. .14 


Dallison. W. Va., 


.15 


Ropers, 0., 


.4% 


Devol's Dam, 0., 


. 5 


Salem, 0., 


. .13 


Dill P. 0., 0., .. 


. 7 


Sand Hill, 0., ... 


. . 5 


Elba, 0., ....... 


.20 


Scott Town, 0., . 


..20 


Fifteen, 0., 


.1.5 


Sitka, 0., 


. . 8 


Pish Town, 0., . . 


. 15 


Stanleyville, 0., . . 


. . 7 


Fleming, 0., .... 


.10 


. . Stewart, 0., 


..35 


Frost, 0., 


TiO 


Schultz, W. Va., . 


..15 


Glen Oil Field, 0., 


. 3 


Torch Hill, 0., . . 


. .23 


Glendale Oil Field, 


0. 8 


Tunnell, 0., 


. . 7 


Gracey Oil Field, 


. 10 


Turkey Hen, 0., . . 


. . 7 


Gravel Bank, 0., 


4V2 


Unionville, 0., 


.. 3 


Guysville, O., .... 


. .07 


Valley Mills, W. \ 
Vincent, 0., 


'a., 7 


Harrietsville, 0., . 


. .22 


. .Vd 


Hendershot, W. Va. 


, 15 


Warner, 0., 


. .14 


Hills P. 0., 0., . 


. . G 


Waterford, 0.. ... 


. .20 


Horse Neck, WVa. 


11 


Watertown, 0., . . 


..14 


Infirmary, 0., . . . 


. 


Whipple, 0., 


. . 9 


Little Hocking, 0., 


.20 


Yankeebiirg, 0., .. 


. . 8 



THE COUNTY INFIRMARY. 

The County Infiimary Avas established in Wash- 
ington county in 1838. The present large and 
well appointed structure was erected in 1882-3 at a 
cost of nearly $25,000.00. The directors are: J. 
K. Gregory, S. S. Stowe, and M. M. Dye. The in- 
fiimary is located about two and a l-alf miles east 
of the city on Infirmary road. 



82 



MARIETTA SCHOOLS 

The first school in Marietta was in Campus Mar- 
tius, the first teacher being Major Anselm Tupper. 
Schools were also conducted at "The Point" and at 
Port Harmer, with varying success as to securing 
teachers, until after te Indian War. In 1997 steps 
were taken to provide better educational advantages 
and the movement resulted in the completion m 
1800, and its formal opening with David Putnam, a 
graduate of Yale College, as teacher, of the Musking- 
um Academy. No attempt will be made to give a 
connected history of educational matters in Mariet- 
ta, further than to show that the settlers early 
realized the advantages of good schools and teach- 
ers. Today Marietta is second to no city in the 
state in the matter of schools. 



THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. 
Board of Education — E. M. Booth, president; A. D. 
Follett, C. S. Dana, Casper Hopp, Edwin B. 
Strecker. C. H. Danford, clerk of the board. 

J. V. McMillem, Superintendent. 

Supervisor of Music, James Bird 

Supervisor of Penmanship, Jean Lorn an 

Supervisor of Drawing Blanche A. Schafer 

Teacher of German in Grammar Grades, Irma Miller. 



High School, Scammel Street, between Fourth 
and Fifth. Principal, C. E. Reed. Ass't. 

Prin., C. E. Corwin, Science, E. C. Craig. M.-i- 
thematics, Selina Pearce, German, Carrie Streck- 
er, Latin, Mary Scott. History, Frances M. 
Barbour, English and Latin, Julia E. Hickok. 
English, Nellie Boyd. Superintendent's office in 
High School building. 

Marion School, Fourth and Marion Streets. Mrs. 
H. H. Rinehait, Acting Prin. Sixth Grade, Lu 
ua Hunter, Fifth Grade, Ora White, Fourth 
Grade, Beatrice Kremer, Fourth Grade, Daisy 
Hawkins, Third Grade, Stella Holdren, Second 
Grade, Irwin Magee, (Substitute.) First Grade, 
Grace Clogston. Ass't. First Grade, Camella 
Fleming. 

Washington School, Fourth and Washington Streets. 
George M. Plumer, Prin. Seventh Grade, Emma 
J. Arnold, Sixth Grade, Minnie O 'Bigness, Fiitii 
Grade, Mary A. Wiper, Fourth Grade, Elizab.^h 
Hall, Third Grade, Jessie Lovell, Second and 
Third Grades, Stella Leonard, Second Grade, Jen- 
nie Hutchison, First Grade, Anna Stephenson, 
First Grade, Laura Alden. 



Putnam School, Tliiid and Scammel Streets. Luc/ 
McGirr, Acting Principal, Seventh Grarle, M-ivy 
S. Goodloe, Sixth Grade, Ajina Gates, Fifih 
Grade, Mary.E. Brown, Fourth Grade, Clai-a 

■ Scott, .. Third- Grade, Stella Sprague, Second 
Grade, Lauretta Becker, First Grade, Laura Hill 

Willard School, Greene and Fourth Streets, Frank 
P. Wheeler, Principal. Seventh Grade, Emma 

..Best, Sixth Grade, Elizabeth Neptune, Fourth ana 

Fifth Grades, Maiy L. Dabele, Third and Fourth 

■ Grades, Mayme Hoffman, Second and Third 

Grades, Clara Smith, First Grade, Flora Ziramev. 

Norwood School, East Greene Street, at its inter 
section with Greene's Road. Nora Thornton, 

Principal, Fifth Grade, Belle Adamson, Fourli 
Grade. Rosetta Klintworth, Third Grade, Ann i 
Bierschwal, Second Grade, Katherine Wendelkcn. 

Fort School, at the Point, end of Fort Street. West 
Marietta. C. A. Hodges, Principal, Seventh 
Grade, Mary Pugh, Sixth Grade. Ada L. Pattiir 
Fifth Grade, Callie Becker, Fifth Grade, Hattio 
Smith, Fourth Grade, Nellie Neptune, Fourth 
Grade, Sabra Scott, Third Grade, Rosella Dyo, 
First and Second Grade, Kathryn Skipton, First 
Grade, Martha Monroe. 

Pike School, on Pike St., East End. Third aiul 
Fourth Grades, A. V. Pixley, First and Second 
Grades, Grace Spooner. 

Terberg School, Mile Run, Lucy Pennock, Prin 
cipal. First and Second Grades, Anna King. 

Fairview Heights School, Sophia Heller, Teacher. 
There are 246 pupils enrolled at the high school. 
The entire enrollment at the Public schools i-5 

about 2600. 



ST. MARY'S PAROCHIAL SCHOOL. 

_ The first Catholic school was established in Vu- 
rietta about 1856. It was continaed for about 
five years, but conditions in the parish were not <'.t.- 
couraging and with the breaking out of the Civil 
War, had to be <,nven up. The present handsou^i 
school property on South Fourth street Was com- 
pleted in 1895, through the energy and persistenco 
of Rev. F. M. Woesman, the present pastor of f-'-t. 
Mary's Church, who took charge of this parish in 
,1892, succeeding the Rev. Father John B. Kuehn. 
who died in July of that year. The building was 
enlarged in 1898 to its present size in order to pro- 
vide more room for the growing school member- 
ship. This institution of learning which has at- 
tained a high rating for its efficiency, is in char-3 
of the Dominican Sisters. About 280 pupils are 
enrolled. 



MARIETTA COLLEGE 

Higher education in Marietta began two years af- 
ter the long Indian war in 1797, when it was de- 
rided at a meeting of the most representative citiz- 
ens of the settlement of Marietta, to erect a build- 
ing for educational purposes. In 1800 the 
new building, (which had been erected on Front 
street, just north of the Congregational Church,) was 
opened and given the name of the "Muskingum Aca- 
demy." Here for more than a quarter of a cen 
tr.jy the classics and high school branches were 
taught. David Putnam, grandson of Gen. Israel Put- 
nam and a graduate of Yale College in 1793, was 
the first preceptor of the Academy. In 1832 the 
Academy building was sold and was afterwards used 
as a residence until 1887. In 1830 Rev. Luther <3r. 
Bingham established the "Institute of Education,'' 
erabiacing four departments, the two higher being 
the "?Iigh School"' and the "Ladies Seminary," using 
for a time the old Muskingum Academy building. In 
1831 Mansfield French became associated with Mr. 
Bingham as proprietor. The following year, (1832) 
an advisory board of trust was appointed which 
consisted of Caleb Emerson, James Whitney, Dr. S. 
P. Hildreth, Dr. John Cotton, Arius Nye, Weston 
Thomas and Douglas Putnam. That same year a 
chaiter was applied for and obtained December 17th. 
under the name of the "Marietta Collegiate Insti 
tute and Western Teachers' Seminary." Two 
moie tiustees were added making nine mem- 
bers jis follows: Dr. John Cotton, Douglas Putnam. 
John Mills. Luther G. Bingham, Caleb Emerson, 
Alius Nye, Jonas Moore, Anselm T. Nye, and John 
Crawfoid. In Februaiy, 1835, a new charter 
was o])tained and the name again changed to the 
present oiu', "Marietta College." 

The site of the College Campus is an ideal one, oc- 
cupying nearly two full city blocks — from Putnam 




College Campus 
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extending south beyond Butler street to the Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad lines, and from Fourth to Fifth 
streets, besides adjoining property between Fifth 
and Sixth streets. The ground of the campus 
proper takes a gradual but decided slope upwards 
from Fourth to Fifth street, the buildings which are 
erected along the upper side occupying a command- 
ing position, the view looking west across the camp- 
us being a most attractive one. The first of the Col- 
lege buildings erected was the old Dormitory, in 
1832, which was torn down in 1905 to make room 
for the new library building; Erwin Science 
Hall was completed about 1849-50; the Li- 
brary or Alumni Memorial Building was erected in 
1870; Andrews Hall in 1891. The Gurley Obser- 
vatory, named in honor of William Chamberlain Gur- 
ley, M. A., its founder and director, until his death 
in June, 1898, was built in 1882 by William 
Chamberlain Gurley and a company organized foi- 
the study of astronomy, but it became college prop- 
erty in 1890 and was moved to its present location. 
In addition to the above there is a large Gymnasium 
building, dedicated in 1902, and the present year has 
seen the completion of a modern new Dormitory 
building and the magnificent new Library building, 
besides a central heating plant, designed to supply 
steam heat to all the college buildings. Plans 
have also been partly completed for other new build- 
ings in the next few years. 

The first College class graduated in 1838, since 
which time no year has passed without a graduat- 
ing class. Over nine hundred have received the 
Bachelor's degree. 

The records of recent giaduates in the profession- 
al schools in the east is proof that the training norr 
being given fits its graduates to compete with those 
from the best institutions in the country. 

Board of Trustees. — Rev. xUfred Tyler Perry, M. A., 

D. D., President ex-Officio; Hon. Charles G. 
Dawes, Evanston, 111.; Rev. George R. Gear, D, 
D., Marietta; Hon. Martin D. Follett, Ma- 
rietta; Charles Penrose, Esq., Marietta; 
Charles H. Turner, Esq., Marietta; Rev. 
Cornelius E. Dickinson, D. D., Cincin- 
nati; Thomas H. Kelley, Esq., Cincinnati; Rev. 
John R. Nichols, D. D., Marietta; John E. Satev, 
Esq., Columbus; Alfred Dewey Follett, Esq., Ma- 
rietta John A. Gallaher, Esq., Marietta; Rev. Ed 
win K. Mitchell, D. D., Hartford, Conn.; David 

E. Putnam, Esq., Columbus; Charles Augustus 
Hanna, Esq., New York City; William W. Mills, 
Esq., Marietta; Hon. Rodney M. Stimson, Mariet- 
ta; Hon. Charles S. Dana, Marietta; Hon. Charles 
Burdette Hart, Wheeling, W. Va. ; Refus Cutler 
Dawes, Esq., Chicago, 111. 



Officers cf the Board. 

William W. Mills Secretary and Treasurer 

Charles H. Newton Auditor 

Advisory Board. — The following ladies have been ap 
pointed to exercise general oversight of matters 
relating exclusively to the young women: Mrs. 
W. W. Mills, chainnan; Mrs. Lydia Edgerton Put- 
nam, Mrs. Helen G. Curtis, Mrs. John A. Galla- 
her, Mrs. Alfred T. Perry, and Mrs. Charles H. 
Turner, of Mjiiietla. 

Faculty of Marietta College. 
Alfred Tyler, Perry, M. A., D. D., President,210 Fifth 
Israel Ward Andrews Professor of Chris- 
tianity and Comjiarative Religion, In- 
structor in Sociology 
Thomas Dwight Biscoe, LL. D., 404 Front 

Professor of Biology 

Joseph Hanson Chamberlin, Litt. D., 307 Wooster 

Hillyer Professor of English Literature and 

of Latin, Dean of ^he College 

Edward Emerson Phillips, Ph. D., 220 Third 

Henderson Professor of Philosophy. 
Martin Register Andrews, M. A., 500 Fro'i 

Douglas Putnam Professor of Prhtical 
Science and Histoiy 
Joseph Manley, M. A., 509 Tuppe/ 

Professor of the Greek Language and Lit- 
erature Registrar of the Faculty 
Charles Gourlay Goodrich, M. S., 4.33 Fouith 

Professor of Modern Languages. 
Archer Butler Hulbeit, M. A.. 222 Fifth 

Associate Professor of Ameiican Histoiy. 

Edmund S. Meriiam, Ph. D., 231 P\)urth 

Associate I'l ofessor of Chemistiv and 

Geology 

Henry L. Coar, Pli. D., .-,2« Fourtli 

Associate Piofessoi- of Mathematics and 

Lee TjfcturcM' on Astronomy 

Klizabeth Anderson. M. A., 223 Fourth 

Instructor in Rhetoiic and P^nglish 

Ijiteratuie 

AdiTi V. Krebs 

Instructoi' in Elocution. 
James Aithur JJirchby, M. A., :>,•>:', Fifth 

Instructor in Physics 
Alice May Biscoe, B. Ph. 404 Front 

Assistant in Biologv 
I forge Madill Gadsby, B. Ph., ' College Street 

Assistant in Chemistiy 

Geoigi' Seidell Humphrey Fayerweather H 11 

Assistant in Modern Languages 



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Lou Helen Morgan, B. Ph., 424 Fifth 

Assistant in Latin 
Rodney Metcalf Stimson, M. A., 508 Fifth 

Librarian Emeritus 

Minnie M. Orr 519 Seventh 

Librarian 



Faculty of Marietta Academy. 

Elmer Ellsworth Wolfe, M. A., Ph. D., 232 Fifth 

Principal of the Academy, and Instructor 

iir Latin and Science 

Carrigene Smock Wolfe. 232 Fifi > 

Instructor in English 
Robert Spencer Pond, B. A., 231 Fourth 

Instructor in Mathematics 
Mary Katherine Wilson, B. A., 401 Fourth 

Instructor in Greek and Latin 
Mary A. Phillips, M. A., 220 Third 

Irrstructor in German 

Mason W. Tyler, B. A., Third 

Instructor in History and Mathematics. 

Bertha Dickinson Metcalf, 326 Fourth 

Instructor in Organ and Piano Playing 
James Bird, 311 Wooster 

Instructor in Vocal Music 
Bernicc Hope Mason, 515 Second 

Instructor in Violin 
Katherine Pfir Nye, 309 Fourth 

Instructor in Drawing arrd Painting 
Charles Harold McCloy, 418 Sixth 

Physical Instructor 
Juliette Redington Chamberlin, 307 Wooster 

Physical Director for the Young Women 
Hortense Foglesorrg 401 Fourth 

Assistant Librarian 

Nellie Lee Sugden 319 Gilman 

Assistant Librarian 



MARIETTA COLLEGE LIBRARY. 

The "College Library" is the gi'eatest institution 
of its kind, not only in the state of Ohio, but in the 
West. From the very beginning of its history, the 
College has given special emphasis to the Library. 
The first catalogue issued in 1838 reported 3,000 
volumes, and the growth has been constant ever 
since. It now numbers over 60,000 volumes. It is es 
pecially strong in the history of the Interior, the old 
Northwest Territory. In this field, it is believed, 

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the valuable Stimson collection — the gift of Hon. 
Rodney M. Stimson — is excelled by only one similar 
collection in the world. And this collection of 

books is supplemented by a large number of man- 
uscripts, including the records of the Ohio Company, 
its oiiginal maps and land records, the records and 
journals of the Court of Quarter Sessions of the Ter- 
ritoiial Government, the correspondence of Gen. Ruf- 
us Putnam vvith Washington and others, as well as 
a large number of letters and journals of the early 
settlers. These are held as priceless. 

Besides this collection on American history, the 
Library contains others of great interest — the Hil- 
dreth collection in Natural History; one rich in Phil- 
osophy and Art, the still growing gift of a living 
donori and one of Welsh literature. The Library 
is a United States depository and has a very com- 
plete file of Government publications. 

The new building, with a capacity for 200,000 vol- 
umes, will increase the security and efficiency of the 
Library and will be ready by the beginning of an- 
other school year. 

The Library is open frorrr 8 a. m. to 4 p. m. ev- 
ery week day. 

Miss M. M. Orr. Librarian: Miss Hortense Fogbv 
song, Miss Nellie Lee Sugden, Assi.sL.nt Librarians. 



CATHARINE FAY EWING. 

\\'itiiiii the pages of this work it was not ijlanired 
to ir.ciiule eulogies of individuals, but there was oire 
whose name ai:d wliose memory slrou'd live in hu 
man hcaits in loviii;;- levcience for all I'.me — a noble 
hearted woman. 

Catharine Fay Ewing, farrriliarly ksown as "Aunt 
Katie Fay,"' Avas born at Westboro Mass., in the 
year 1822; she was married to Mr. A. S. D. Ewmg 
in 1862: died April 4th, 1897. Her ancestors hail- 
ed flora Plymouth Rock. Her family came to Ohio 
when she was a t iiild. At the age of 20 she became 
a missionary among the Choctaw Indiarrs, where she 
labored for ten years. While engaged irr this work, 
a tragic incident occurred, causing the death of a 
homeless child, which aroused all the synrpathies of 
her nature, and she resolved to do what she could 
to res(u»' dcp'nd.'Ut children from sritt'ering and 
degredation. 
: It was Miss Fay who foundc-d the fii s( Children's 
Home to which refei-ence is rrrade on jiag,' 50. It 
was ."-he who saved the orphan from the poor house, 
and thiough her the great state of Ohio took up the 
woik she begarr. She was urrcorrsciously a lead-^r 
in a grei:t reform — even as Florence Nightingale, 
John Howard, or Claia Barton. She was actuated 
by i)iMe love for helpless humanity: theie was no 
thought of self: her chaiity was unseltisli and was 
theieofie beautiful. 

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CITY, COUNTY, TOWNSHIP, STATE 
AND FEDERAL OFFICIAL LIST 

CITY OFFICIALS OF MARIETTA. 

Mjiyor Chas. F. Leeper 

Auditor , Carl Becker 

Treasurer Harry Buchanan 

Solicitor . . llobert M. Noll 

Board cf Public Service — W. R. Grimes, president; 
J. H. Johnston, prest. pro tern.; C. A. Ward. 

A. W. Tompkins, cleik. 

Superintendent of Lights Thos. Hancock 

Supeiintendent of Water Works .... W. M. Morse 

Supeiintendent of Streets Amos Wright 

Superintendent of Cemeteries Jno. N. Price 

Superintendent of Paiks ........ T. B. Bosworth 

Civil Engineer A. F. Cole 

Collector of Whaifage Phil Hornbrook 

Board cf Public Safety — C. F. Hoist, president; E. 

B. Smith, Jacob Rech, Will F. Kaiser. Ralph 
Toler, clerk. 

Water Board — W. R. Grimes, president; J. S. John- 
son, C. A. Ward. A. W. Tompkins, clerk. 

Fire Department — Jos. O'Neal, chief; George Bell, 
ass't. chief; E. C. Speis, driver, Charlie Brown, 
Jno. Wehrs and Dan'l. Bizzantz, pipemen, at Hose 
House No. 1 in City Hall. B. T. Ijaurie, driver, 
Dan'l. Strauss, and William Ackerman, pipemen,' 
at No. 2 Hose House, West Marietta. 

Police Department — J. H. Dye, chief; W. P. Steph- 
an lieutenant. Patrolmen — James A. Roney, 

George Chamberlain, Rollo G. Putnam, Paul Gour- 
litz, Augustus Harris, George Slobohm, Charles 0. 
Ray, Jacob Best. 

Board of Health — C. A. Ward, prest.; J. S. John- 
son. W. R. Grimes. C. W. Rife, cleik. William 
Meagle, sanitary policeman : Dr. F. S. McGee, 
health officer. 

Tax Commission — H. N. Curtis, H. P. Bode, Jacob 
Gephart, John A. Davis. 

CITY COUNCIL. 

President Theo. F. Davis 

President pro tem V. B. Hovey 

Clerk L. N. Harness 

Councilmen-at-Large — T. O. Pattin, Robert Shiers, 

George Wharff. 

Ward Councilman — First Ward, Williard Thorniley ; 

Second Ward, V. B. Hovey; Third Ward, R. A. 

Underwood; Fourth Ward, Wm. Reed. 
Standing Committees — Finance and Taxation, R. A. 

Underwood, Thorniley, Patton ; Fire and Police, 

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T O. Pattin Thoiniley, Underwood; Streets and 
Paving, William Reed, Wharff, Shiers; Water 
Supply, Sewerage and Garbage, George Wharff, 
Shiers, Reed; Buildings and Bridges, V. B. Hov 
ey, Underwood, Wharff; Railroads, Williard Thor- 
niley, Hovey, Pattin; Lights and Landings, Rob- 
ert Shiers, 'Hovey, Reed. 



WASHINGTON COUNTY OFFICIALS. 

Probate Judge — A. M. Farlow : Deputy Probate 

Judge — A. A. Schramm. 
Auditor — J. M. Williams; Deputy Auditor — Geo. E. 

Bowers. 
Treasurer — S. A. Coffman. 
Reccrder — John W. Lansley. 
Sheriff — Chas. A. Owens; Deputy Sheriff — Chas. J. 

Best. 
Clerk of Courts—A. A. Crawford; Deputy Clerk of 

Court — Miss Margaret Battin. 
County Commissioners — L. J. Cutter — James B. Bal- 

lentine — L. S. Bigham. 
County Surveyor — A. F. Cole. 
Infirmary Directors — J. K. Gregory — S. S. Stowe — 

M. M. Dye. 
Court Stenographer — Miss Gertrude Strahl. 
Prosecuting Attorney — Edward B. FoUett — ■ Term 

begins Jan. 1st, succeeding William H. Sheldon. 
Coroner — Dr. R. W. Athey. 



MARIETTA TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS. 

Justice of the Peace — Chas. W. Richards, N. E. 

Kidd, and C. P. O'Neill. 
Trustees — Wm. A. Lancaster, Edw. McCormick, and 

Jas. K. Hyler. 

Treasurer John B. McCluve 

Clerk Jas. W. Sturgiss 

BOARD OF EDUCATION OF MARIETTA TOWN- 
SHIP. 
President G. W. Hai slia 

Members — T. Becker, Chas. P. Reed, Wm. Mitchell. 
Val Racee. 

Clerk Jas. W. Sturgiss 

Treasurer J. B. McClure 

Prof, of High School G. W. Jordan 

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LIST OF FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICERS 

WHO CLAIM MARIETTA AS THEIR 

RESIDENCE. 

Federal Government. 

BeiEcan Q. Dawes — R . . Representative in Congress 

John S. McAllister^ — R .... Deputy U. S. Marshall 

W. H. Leeper — R .... United States Commissioner 

Jewett Palmer — R Referee in Bankruptcy 

J. P. House, who is a resident of Marietta, is Su- 
l)eiintendent of Indian schools at Rapid City, South 
i)akota. 

State Government. 

Isaiah R. Rose — R Member of State Senate 

(leoige White — D Member House of Representatives 
Department cf State. 

HeniY G. Bohl — R Corporation Fire Clerk 

W. G. Baithalow — R ..Canal and Trust Fund Clerk 
Department cf Insurance. 

■John W. Crooks — R Examiner 

Department of Bureau of Labor. 

Annette C. Zimmer — R Clerk 

Department of Inspection of Oil. 
John McCall — R Deputy Inspector 

Judge Hiram Sibley Member of Commis- 
sion to Revise and consolidate tho Statute Ldws 
of Ohio. 

Department cf Supreme Court. 
Charles C. Barrows — R .... Assistant Law Librarian 
Louis McCallister- — R .... Second Deputy Marshall 

Judge cf the Common Pleas Court. 
David W. Jones — R .... Seventh District, First Sub- 
Division. 

State Supervisors of Elections. 

Prank Panhorst — 1) Clerk 

a. J. Lund — R Chief 

Capitol Police. 
Oapt. Charles Scofield — R Capitol Policeman 



THE WOMAN'S HOME. 

The Woman's Home, an institution for the care 
of deserving and aged ladies. Mrs. William R. 
Putnam was the promoter of the Home. Mrs. Ca- 
therine Fay Ewing was also interested in its es- 
tablishment and was active in securing subscriptions. 
The liome which is located at 812 Third street, was 
completed in November, 1885. 



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POLITICAL INFORMATION 



Maiietta is in the Fourth Judicial District. The 
district is comprised of fifteen counties, as follows : 
Adams, Athens, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Hocking, 
Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Pickaway, Pike, Ross, 
Scioto, Vinton and Washingt. n. The population of 
the district in 1900 was 469,(3'/ 9. 

Marietta is in the Ninth-Fourteenth Senatorial 
District, comprising the following counties: Ninth — • 
Athens, Fairfield, Hocking; and Fourteenth — Part of 
Monroe, Morgan, pait of Noble, and Washington. 
Population of District in 1900 was 174,089. 

Marietta is in the Seventh (First Sub-division) 
Common Pleas Judicial Distiict, which comprises 
the following counties: Periy, Athens, Washington 
and Monroe. Population of District in 1900 was 
145,847. 

Marietta is in the Fifteenth Congressional District, 
which comprises the following counties: Guernsey, 
Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, and Washington. Pop- 
ulation in 1900 was 173,226. 



VOTE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR GOV- 
ERNOR— NOV. 7. 1905. 

Repub. Dem 

Herrick. Patt 

Marietta — 1 Ward A 61 95 

Marietta — 1 Ward B 103 72 

Marietta — 1 Ward C 161 111 

Marietta — 2 Ward A 68 64 

Marietta— 2 W\ard B 127 135 

Marietta — 2 Ward C .... 93 121 

Marietta — 2 Ward D 121 127 

Marietta — 3 Ward A 137 165 

Marietta — 3 Ward B 136 145 

Marietta — 3 W^ard C 177 117 

Marietta — 4 Ward A 212 122 

Marietta — 4 Ward B 163 104 



Totals :or Marietta 1565 1378 

Adams Township 103 151 

Lowell . 48 83 

Aurelius Township — Elba 83 70 

Macksburg 56 61 

Barlow TownshiJ) 181 106 

Belpre Township — Belpre 85 76 

Little Hocking 61 48 

Rockland 68 74 

Decatur Township 126 9C 

Dunham Township 66 67 

Fairfield ToAvnship 71 94 

Fearing Township 46 120 

Grandview Township 86 193 

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New Matamoras 59 110 

Independence Township 72 153 

Lawrence Township — Cow Run 47 73 

Upper 83 100 

Liberty Township 137 144 

Ludlow Township 56 140 

Marietta Township — Fultonburg 107 147 

Harmar 82 66 

Little Muskingum 100 60 

Muskingum Township 132 139 

Newpoit Township — Lower 98 104 

Upper 114 139 

Palmer Township 78 48 

Salem Township 93 198 

Lower Salem 12 37 

Warien Township 124 16'3 

Wateiford Township 148 165 

Beverly 106 85 

Watertown Township 97 209 

Wesley Township 180 57 



Totals 4570 4960 

Pattison's Majority over Herrick 300 

Total votes cast in county 9530 



VOTE IN WASHINGTON COUNTY FOR REPRE- 
SENTATIVE IN CONGRESS— 
Nov. 6, 1906. 

Dem. Repnb. 

White. Dawes 

Marietta — 1 Ward A 105 71 

Marietta — 1 Ward B 87 7 7 

Marietta — 1 Ward C 145 121 

Marietta — 2 Ward A 71 67 

Maiietta — 2 Ward B 114 155 

Marietta — 2 Ward C 114 114 

Marietta — 2 Ward D 110 139 

Marietta — 3 Waid A 148 157 

Marietta — 3 Ward B 146 112 

Maiietta— 3 Ward C 131 150 

Maiietta — 4 Ward A 132 177 

Maiietta — 4 Ward B 115 144 

Totals 'or Marietta 1418 1493 

Adams Township 146 105 

Lowell 81 35 

Aurelius Township — Elba 69 84 

Macksburg 28 60 

Barlow Township 101 203 

Belpre Township — Belpre . 65 99 

liittle Hocking 31 76 

Rockland 70 75 

Decatur Township 75 128 

Dunham Township 79 70 

Faiifield Township 77 84 

Feaiing Township 129 38 

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Giandvicw Township 214 91 

Matamovas 104 46 

Independenre Township 142 75 

Lawrence Township — Cow Run 61 45 

Upper 85 74 

Liberty Township 115 109 

Ludlow Township 126 60 

Marietta Township — Fultonbuig :165 128 

Harmar 68 60 

Little Muskingnm 52 121 

Muskingum Township 125 173 

Newpoit Township — Lower 89 110 

Upper 97 156 

Palmer Township 64 84 

Salem Township 184 107 

Lower Salem 38 13 

Warien Township 213 129 

Waterford Township 104 181 

Beverly 61 101 

Watertown Township 190 99 

Wesley Township 44 207 

Totals 4710 4728 

Dawes Majority over White 18 

Total votes cast in county 9,438 



REPUBLICAN COUNTY COMMITTEE 

For Washington County, Ohio. 
Central CommitTec 

C. C. Chamberlain Chairman 

R. M. Noll Secretary 

Matt Augenstine Lowell 

D. E. Dovenbarger Lowell 

E. E. Bates Elba 

J. M. Widdows Macksburg 

E. P. Cooke Barlow 

,J. D. Browning Belpre 

Frank W. Hill Little Hocking 

John A. liightner Rockland 

John Welch, Jr Cutler 

Thos. Cecil Belpre 

W. A. Trickle Cutler 

C. W. Zimmer Stanleyville 

C. P. Shapley Grandview 

Robt. Huffman New Matamoras 

P. H. Patterson Archers Fork 

Chas. M. Pepper Cow Run 

S. S. McGee Moss Run 

Roscoe Mull Dalzell 

J. T. Johnson Flints Mills 

A. F. McBride Marietta 

Chas. W. Hupp Marietta 

R. T. Miller Marietta 

Prank Clogston Marietta 

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E. E. Dye Marietta 

Geoige ]'o\vei8 » . Marietta 

C. C. Chambeilain Marietta 

D. H. Thomas Marietta 

R. M. Noll Marietta 

Wm. Meagle Marietta 

C. H. Nixon Marietta 

Jacob J. Hautk Marietta 

Bert Biair Marietta 

Robt. Pugh Marietta 

W. J. Gilpin Marietta. 

Arthur Haimany, Maiietta R. U. 

D. A. Boswell Marietta R. D. 

Sherman Rowland Newells Run 

W. R. Stac y Roxbury R. D. 

John Doan Lower Salem 

A. G. Stui giss Lower Salem 

Prank Coffman Marietta 

H. C. McNeal Waterford 

James P. Shoop Beverly 

J. A. Palmer Watertown 

H. E. Buit Raitlett 



DEMOCRATIC COUNTY COMMITTEE 
For Washington Co., Ohio. 

Charles Schimmel, Chairman .... Adams Township 

C. H. Harris Lowell 

Samuel Bess Elba 

William Kathary Macksburg 

W. H. Ball Barlow 

J. W. Hill Belpre Village 

C. W. Evans Little Hocking 

C. E. Simpson Rockland 

G. B. Henry . Decatur 

Patrick Doudle Dunham 

E. W. Goddard Fairfield 

C. W. Marsch Fearing 

L. D. Ellis Grandview 

L. S. Hanschumaker Matamoras 

J. D. Theis Independence 

T. J. Connor Cow Run 

O. S. Reed Lawrence 

J. H. Steiner Liberty 

W. A. Holland Ludlovr 

C. C. Dornan Fultonburg 

W. D. Lightfritz Harmar 

Jas. S. Devol Muskingum 

C. B. Smith Little Muskingum 

Theobald Gravius Newport 

H. C. Thompson Lower Newport 

L. Burfield Palmer 

W. E. Miracle Salem 

Lewis Hart Lower Salem 

W. T. Watkins Warren 

J. J. Earnest Waterford 

B. F. Jackson Beverly 

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A. J. Ewing Watertown 

Geoi ge R. • Goddaid Wesley 

George Thompson Marietta 

Peter Unger Marietta 

Anthony Brown Marietta 

O. P. Hyde Marietta 

A. T. Williamson Marietta 

H. L. Theis Marietta 

Geoige Noland, Sec'y Marietta 

H. B. Coen Marietta 

• Otto Hoc hstetter Marietta 

Daniel Zimmer Marietta 

Piank Mai ion Marietta 

Frank Toines Marietta 



PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES. 



Note. — F., Federal; R., 
Democrat; W., Whig. 

Name 
George Washington, F. ... Va. 

John Adams, F Mass. 

Thomas .Teffarson, R Va. 

James Madison, R Va. 

James Monroe, R Va. 

John Q. Adams, R Mass. 

Andrew Jackson, D Tenn. 

Maitin Van Buren, D. . . N. Y. 

Wm. H. Hariison, W Ohio 

John Tyler, D Va. 

James K. Polk, D Tenn. 

Zacharv Taylor, W La. 

Millaid Pilmore, W. . . . N. Y. 

Franklin Pierce, D N. H. 

James Buchanan, D Pa. 

Abiaham Lincoln, R 111. 

Andrew Johnson, R Tenn. 

Ulysses S. Grant. R. . . . D. C. 
Rtitheifoid B. Hayes, R...Ohio 
James A. Garfield, R. ... Ohio 
Chester A. Aithur, R. . . N. Y. 

G-rover Cleveland, D N. Y. 

Benjamin Harrison, R. ..Ind. 

Grover Cleveland. D N. Y. 

Wm. McKinley, R Ohio 

Theodore Roosevelt, R...N. Y. 
Theodore Roosevelt, R. . . N. Y. 



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1789 


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1735 


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1826 


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1809 


1836 


17 58 


1817 


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1767 


1825 


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1837 


1862 


1773 


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1849 


1784 


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1869 


1791 


1857 


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1809 


1861 


1865 


1808 


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1876 


1822 


1869 


1885 


1822 


1877 


1893 


1831 


1881 


1881 


1830 


1881 


1886 


1837 


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1833 


1889 


1901 


1837 


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1843 


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THE FIRST WHARF BOAT. 

The first Wharf boat was established at Mariett.i 
about the year 1850, by Vincent Payne. 



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NAMES OF STATES. 



Their Capitals and Dates of Settlement and Showing 
the Original Thirteen States, 

Thirteen Original States. 

i607 Virginia Richmond 

1613 New Yoik Albany 

] 620 Massachusetts BostOTi 

1623 New Hampshire Concord 

1633 Connecticut Hartford 

1634 Maiyland Annapolis 

1636 Rhode Island Providence 

1627 Delaware Dover 

1585 North Carolina Raleigh 

1627 New Jersey Trenton 

1562 South Carolina Columbia 

1648 Pennsylvania Harrisburg 

1733 Georgia Atlanta 

States Admitted After the Organization of the 
Federal Government of the United States. 

1791 Vermont Montpelier 

1792 Kentucky Frankfort 

1796 Tennessee Nashville 

1803 Ohio Columbus 

1812 liouisiana Baton Rouge 

^1816 Indiana Indianapolis 

1817 Mississippi Jackson 

1818 Illinois Springfield 

1819 Alabama Montgomery 

1820 Maine Augusta 

1821 Missouri Jefferson City 

1836 Arkansas Little Rock 

1837 Michigan Lansing 

1845 Florida Tallahasse 

1845 Texas Austin 

1846 Iowa . . . . Des Moines 

1848 Wisconsin Madison 

1850 California Sacramento 

1858 Minnesota Saint Paal 

1859 Oregon Salera 

1861 Kansas Topeka 

1863 West Viiginla Charleston 

1864 Nevada Carson Cit,y 

1867 Nebraska Lincoln 

1876 Colorado Denver 

1889 North Dakota Bismarck 

1889 South Dakota Pierre 

1889 Montana Helena 

18P9 Washington Olympia 

1890 Idaho Boise City 

1890 Wyoming Cheyenne 

1 896 Utah Salt Lake City 

1906 * Oklahoma 

*Tlie new state of Oklahoma includes both Okla- 
homa and Indian Territories. 

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NAMES OF TERRITORIES. 

Their Capitols and Dates of Organization. 

1850 New Mexico Santa Pee 

1863 Arizona Phoenix 

1867 Alaska Sitka 

1900 Hawaii Honolulu 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

The District of Columbia, the federal district of 
the United States, and seat of the general govern- 
ment, was organized July 16th, 1790. The district 
was created out of land originally belonging to the 
state of Maryland, on the east bank of the Potomac 
river. It was not until June 15th, 1800, however, 
that the offices of the Federal Government of the 
United States were established at Washington, and 
the first session of Congi-ess held in Washington was 
in that year. 



CONDENSED HISTORY OF THE U. S. 

14 92, Oct. 12 — Columbus discovers America. 

1607, May 13 — First permanent English settlement 
at Jamestown, Va. 

1609, Sept. 11 — Henry Hudson entered New York 
harbor on the Half Moon. 

1620, Nov. 11 — Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers 
fi om the Mnyflowev at Provinceton, Mass. 

1690, Sept. 25 — First newspaper printed, in Bos- 
ton. 

1765, March 22 — Stamp Act passed. 

1776, June 17 — Washington appointed Commander- 
in-Chief of American forces. 

1776, July 4 — Declaration of Independence signed 
at Philadelphia. 

1783, Jan, 20 — Cessation of hostilities agreed upon 
between United States and Great Britain. 

1789, April 30 — Washington inaugurated as Presi 
dent. 

1790, June 28 — Washington, D. C, selected as cap 
ital of the United States. 

1791, Aug. 30 — First patent issued by the United 
States Government. 

179^^, April 2 — First mint established, in Philadel 

phia, 
1794, May 8 — Post Office Department established. 
1799, Dec. 14 — Death of George Washington. 
180 . Aug. 11 — Robert Fulton operates first steam 

boat. 
1844, May 22 — First telegram, by Prof. Morse. 

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1848, Feb. 2-1 — Gold discovered in California. 
184 8, Nov. 17 — First Presidential election in which 
all States voted on the same day. 

1860, Dec. 20 — South Carolina seceded from Linion. 

1861, Apiil 12 — Bombaidment of Fort Snmter. 
1861, Apiil 15 — Lincoln's first call for volunteers. 
li^Gl. July 21 — Eattle of Bull Run. 

1863, Jan. 1 — -Proclamation of Emancipation. 
1865, Apiil 9 — Gen. liee surrendered at Appomat 

to.\ 
18C5, Apiil 14 — President Lincoln assassinated by 

John Wilkes Booth. 
ISO,. Mai. ■^0 — Ala^ki.n purchase treaty signed. 
1871, 0( t. S — Gieat file starts in Chicago. 
1881, July 2 — President Garfield fatally shot oy 

Chai les J. Guittau. 
1889, May 31 — Johnstown, Pa., flood. 
lc9S, May 15 — Eattlostiip Maine blown up at Hav- 
ana. 
1898, March 29 — Ultimatum presented to Spain. 
1898, May 1 — Admiial Dewey destroys Spanish fleet 

in Manila Haibor. 
1898, May G — Santiago bombarded by U. S. fleet. 
1898 May 12 — San Juan, Poito Rico, bombarded 

by Admiral Sampson. 
1898, July 3 — Spanish fleet destroyed at Santiago. 
lt9S. Nov. 28 — Pea^'-e terms concluded between the 

United States and Spain. 
1901, Sept. 6 — President McKinley fatally shot by 

Czolgosz; died at BufiCalo Sept. 14. 

1901, Dec. 16 — Hay-Pauncefote Canal Treaty rati- 
fied. 

1902, July 4 — Declaration of peace with Philippine 
Islands, and amnesty granted to insurgents. 



THE MONROE DOCTRINE 

"The Monroe doctrine" was enunciated in the fo> 
lowing woids in President Monroe's message to 
Congress December 2, 1823: 

"in the discussions to v, hich this interest has given 
lisp. and in the arrangements by which they may 
tei miniate, the occasion has boon deemed proper for 
asserting, as a principle in which rights ancl inter 
'^'^ts of the United States are involved, that the 
Ameiican continents, by the free and independent 
fondition which they have assumed and maintain. 
ore hencefoith not to be consideied as subjects for 

futuia colonization by any European power We 

owe it, therefore, to candor and to the amicable rela- 

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t;ons existing between the United States and tliose 
powers to deflaie that we should consider any 
attempt on their part to extend their system to any 
poition of this hemisphere as dangerous to our 
peace and safety. ^^ ith the existing colonies or 
dependencies of any Euiopean power we have nat 
inteifered: and shall not inteifere. But with the 
governments wlio have declared their independence 
and maintain it, and whose independence we have, on 
great consideration and on just principles acknowl- 
edged, we could not view any interposition for the 
purpose of oppressing them or controlling in any 
other mannei', their destiny by any European power 
in any other light than as the manifestation of an 
unfiiendly disposition toward the United States." 



SOME FACTS ABOUT OHIO. 

Ohio is rich in mineral deposits, ' principally coal 
and iron. 

The principle tributaries of the Qhio river are 
the Mahoning, Muskingum, Hocking, Scioti, Little 
Miami and the Big Miami rivers. 

The Ohio river is formed by the junction of the 
Allegheny and the Monongahela rivers at Pittsburg. 
It enters Ohio near the middle of the eastern 
boundary of the state, following its southeastern 
and southern boundaries a distance of 436 miles. 

The native trees of Ohio include the oak, maple, 
birch, hickory, poplar, ash, walnut, cherry, chest- 
nut, elm, sycamore, cottonwood, pine, hemlock, 
cedar, and the buckeve, from which comes the name 
"The Buckeye State." 

The area of the Northwest Territory is 249,015 
square miles, divided as follows: Wisconsin, 56,040 
sq. miles; Michigan, 58,915 sq. miles; Illinois, 56,- 
650 sq. miles; Indiana, 36, .350 sq. miles, and Ohio 
41,060 sq. miles. 

The Ohio river is formed by the junction of the 
Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Pittsburg, and 
is 967 miles in length, from Pittsburg to Cairo, 111., 
where it joins the Mississippi river. It is 171 
miles from Marietta to Pittsburg by boat, and 796 
miles to Cairo. As showing the extent of the navi- 
gable waters of the entire Ohio River basin, it may 
be interesting to know that one may start from 
Pittsburg and tiavel 4,406 miles by boat and not 
go out of the Ohio river and its tributaries. 



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THE GREAT ORDINANCE OF 1787 



(The confederate congress, July 13, 1787.) 

An oidinance for the government of the terri- 
tory of the United States northwest of the River 
Ohio. 

Sec. .1. Be it ordained, by the United States in 
congiess assembled, that the said teiritoiy, for the 
puipose of tempoiaiy government, be one district, 
subject, howevei, to he divided into two districts, as 
futuie ciicumbtances may, in the opinion of con- 
giess, make it expedient. 

Sec. 2. Be it oidained by the authority afore- 
said, that the estates both of resident and non-resi- 
dent piopiietors in the said teiiitoiy, dying intes: 
tate, shall descend to, and be distributed amont;, 
their children and the descendants of a deceased child 
in equal paits, the descendants of a deceased child 
or giandchild to take the share of their deceased 
parent in equal paits among them; and where 
theie shall be no children or descendants, then in 
equal paits to the next of kin, in equal degree; and 
among collaterals, the children of a deceased broth 
er or sister of the intestate shall have, in equal 
paits among them, their deceased parents' share; 
and there shall, in no case, be a distinction between 
kindled of the whole and half blood; saving in dU 
cases to the widow of the intestate, her third part 
of the real estate for life, and one thiid pait of the 
personal estate; and this law relative to descents and 
dower, shall remain hi full force until altered by the 
legislature of the distiict. And until the governor 
and judges shall adopt laws as herein after mention- 
ed, estates in the said territoiy may be devised or 
bequeathed by wills in wiiting, .signed and sealed by 
him or her in whom the estate may be, (being of 
full age) and attested by three witnesses; and real 
estates may be conveyed by lease and re-lease, or 
baigain and sale, signed, sealed, and delivered by 
the person, being of full age, in whom the estate 
may be, and attestsd by two witnesses, provided 
such wills be duly pioved, and such conveyances be 
acknowledged, or the execution therof duly proved, 
and be lecoided within one year after pioper magis- 
tiates, C')uits and registers, shall be appointed for 
that purpose: and peisonal property may be trans- 
fen td by deliv?]y. saving, however, to the French 
and Canadian inhabitants, and other settlers of tha 
Kaskaskias, St. Vincents and the neighboring vil- 
lages, vho have heretofore professed themselves cit- 
izens of Viiginia, their laws and customs now in 
force among them, relative to the descent and con- 
veyance of property. 

Sec. 3. Be it ordained by the authority afore- 
said, that tlieie shall be appointed, from time to 

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time, by congress, a governor, whose commission 
shall continue in force for the term of three yea.'S, 
unless sooner revokod by congress; he shall reside 
in the district, and have a freehold estate therein, 
in one thousand acres of land, while in the exercise 
of his office. 

Sec. 4. There shall be appointed from time 
to time, by congress, a secretary, whose commis- 
sion shall continue in iorce for four years, unless 
sooner revoked; he shall reside in the district, and 
have a freehold estate therein, in five hundred acres 
of land, -while in the exercise of his office. It shall 
be his duty to keep and preserve the acts and laws 
passed by the legislature, and the public records of 
the district, and the proceedings of the governor in 
his executive depaitment, and transmit authentic 
copies of such acts and proceedings every six months 
to the secretary of congress. There shall 

also be appointed a court, to consist of three judges, 
any two of \a hom to foim a court, who shall have a 
common-law juiisdiction and reside in the district, 
and have each therein a freehold estate, in five hun- 
died acres of land while in the exercise of their of- 
fices ; and their commissions shall continue in force 
dining good behavior. 

Sec. 5. The governor and judges, or a majority 
of them shall adopt and publish in the district s\icn 
laws of the oiiginal states, criminal and civil, as 
may be necessary, and best suited to the circum 
stances of the district, and report them to con- 
gress, from time to time, which laws shall be in 
force in the district until the organization of the 
general assembly th3rein, unless disapproved of by 
congress; but afterwards the legislature shall have 
the authority to alter ihem as they shall think fit. 

Sec. 6. The governor, for the time being shaU 
be commander-in-chief of the militia, appoint and 
commission all officers in the same below the rank 
of general officers; all general officers shall be ap 
pointed by congress. 

Sec. 7. Previous to the organization of the gen- 
eral assembly, the governor shall appoint such mag- 
istrates and other civil officers in each county or 
township as he shall find necessary for the preserva- 
tion of peace and good order in thf, same. After 
the general assembly shall be organized, the powers 
and duties of magistiates and other civil officers, 
shall be regulated and defined by the said assem- 
bly; but all magistrates and other civil officers, not 
herein otherwise directed, shall, during the contin- 
uaiice of this temporary government, be appointed by 
the governor. 

Sec. 8. For the preventioir of crimes and in- 
juiies the laws to be adopted or made shall have 
foice in all parts of the district, and for the execu- 
tion of p'ocess, criminal and civil, the governor shall 

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make proper divisions thereof, and ho shall proceed, 
frcm time to time, as circumstances may require, to 
lay out the paits of the district, in which the In 
dian titles have been extinguished, into counties an.1 
townships subject, however, to such alterations as 
may thereafter be made by the legislature. 

Sec. 9. So soon as tliere shall be five thousand 
free male inhabitants, of full age, in the district, 
upon giving pi oof thereof to the governor, they shall 
receive authority, with time and plixce, to elect rep- 
resentatives from their counties or townships, to rep- 
resent them in the geueral assembly: Provided that 
fo/ eveiy five hundred free male inhabitants, there 
shall be one representative, and so on, progressively, 
with the number of free male inhabitants, shall the 
right of representation increase, until the number 
of lepiesentatives shall amount to twenty-five; after, 
which the number and proportion of representatives 
shall be regulattd by the legislature: Provided that 
no person be eligible or qualified to act as a repre- 
sentative unless he shall have been a citizen of one of 
the United States three years, and be a resident in the 
dibtiict or unless he shall have resided in the dis- 
trict for three years, and in either case shall like- 
wise hold in his own right, in fee simple, two bun- 
dled acres of land within the same; Provided, also, 
that a freehold in fifty acres of land in the district, 
having been a citizen of one of the states, and being 
resident in the district, or the like freehold and two 
years residence in the district, shall be necessary to 
qualify a man as our elector of a representative. 

Sec. 10. The representatives thus elected shall 
serve for the term of two years, and, in case of the 
death of a representative, or removal from office, 
the governor shall issue a writ to the county or 
township for which he was a member to elect anoth 
er in his stead, to serve for the residue of the 
term. 

Sec. 11. The General Assembly, or Legislature 
shall consist of the governor, legislative council, an] 
a house of representatives. The legislative coun 
cil shall consist of five members to continue in of 
fice five years, unless sooner removed by Congres.v 
any three of whom to be a quorum ; and the mem- 
bers of the council shall be nominated and appointei 
in the following manner, to wit: As soon as repre- 
sentatives shall be elected, the governor shall ap 
point a time and place for them to meet together, 
and. when met. they shall nominate ten persons, 
resident in the district, and each possessed of a free- 
hold in five hundred acres of land, and return their 
names to Congress, five of whom Congress shall np- 
point and commission to seive as aforesaid; and 
whenever a vacancy shall happen in the council, by 
death or removal fi om office, the house of repre- 
sentatives shall nominate two persons, qualified as 

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aforesaid, for each vacancy, and return their names 
to Congress; one of A'hom Congress shall appoint 
and commission for the lesidue of the term; and 
eveiy five years, four months at least before the ex- 
piiation of the time of seivice of the members cf 
council, the said house shall nominate ten persons, 
qualified as aforesaid, and letuiu their names *^o 
Congress, five of whom Congress shall appoint 
and commission to serve as members of 
the council five rears, unless sooner re- 
moved. And the gov'sinor, legislative council and 
house of representatives, shall have authority to make 
laws, in all cases, for the good government of the 
di&tiitt, not lepugnaut to the piinciples and articles 
in this ordinance established and declared. And 

all bills, having passed by a majority in the house, 
and by a majority in the council, shall be referred 
to the governor for his assent; but no bills or leg- 
islative act whatever, shall be of any force without 
his assent. The governor shall have power to 
convene prorogue, and dissolve the Gerreral Assera 
bly, when in his opinion it shall be expedient. 

Sec. 12. The goverrror, judges, legislative coun- 
cil, secretary, and suc'i other officers as Congress 
shall appoint in the district, shall take an oath or 
affirmation of fidelity, and of office; the governor be- 
fore the president of Congress, and all other of- 
ficers before the governor. As soon as the leg- 
islature shall be foim^^d in the district, the council 
arul house assembled in one room, shall have author- 
ity, by joint ballot, :o elect a delegate to Congress, 
who shall have a seat in Congress, \\ ith a right 
of debating, but not of voting during this tempor- 
ary/ goverrrment. 

Sec. 13. And for extending the fur.damental prin 
ciples of civil and religious liberty, x Irich form ih? 
basis whereon these republics, their laws, and con- 
stitutions are erected; to fix and establish those prin- 
ciples as the basis of all laws, constitutions, and gov- 
ernments, which for ever hereafter shall be formed 
in the said territory; to provide, also, for the estab- 
lishment of States, and permanent governmerrt ther« 
ira, ard for their admission to a share in the federal 
councils on an equal footing with the original States, 
at as early periods as irray be consisterrt with ths 
general interest. 

Sec. IJ. It is hereby ordained and declared, by 
the authoiity aforesaid, that the following articles 
shall be considered as articles of compact, between 
the original States and the people and States in the 
said territory, and for ever remain unalterable, un- 
less by common consent, to wit: 

ARTICLE I. 

No person, demeaning himself in a peaceable and 
orderly manner, shall ever be molested on account 

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of his mode of worship, or religious sentiments, "n 
the said territoiy. 

ARTICLE II. 

The inhabitants of the said territory shall always 
be entitled to the benefits of the writ of habeas cor- 
pus, and of the trial by jury ; of a proportionate rep- 
resentation of the people in the legislature, and of ju 
dicial pioceedings accoiding to the course of the 
common law. All parsons shall be bailable, unless 
foj capital offences, where the proof shall be evi- 
dent, or the piesumyiion gieat. All fines shall 
be moderate, and no -jruel or unusual punishments 
shall be inflicted. No man shall bo deprived of his 
libeity or piopeity, but by the judgment of his 
pcei s, or the law of the land, and should the public 
oxigpncies make it necissaiy, for the common prea 
ei ration, to take any peisons propeity, or to demand 
liis paiticular services, full compensation shall be 
made for thi^ same. — And, in the just preservation 
of lights and propnty. it is understood and de 
claied. that no law o\ight ever to be made or have 
force in the said tenicoiy. that shall, in any man- 
ner whatever, inteifeie '\^ ith or affect private con- 
tracts or engagements, bona fide, and without fraud 
prt-riously foimed. 

.IRTICLE III. 
Religion, morality, and knowledge, being neces- 
sary to good govemmint, and the happiness of man- 
kind, schools ard the ire^ns of education shall for- 
ever be encouraged. The utmost good faith shall 
always be observed towaids the Indians; their lands 
and p'opeity shall upver be taken from them with- 
out their consent; and 'n th^ir propnty, rights, and 
libeity, thty shall never be invaded or disturbed, un- 
less in just and lawful wars authorized by Con 
gress ; but laws found ?d in justice and humanity 
shall, fiom time to time, be made, for preventinj 
wioi'gs bdrg done to !;hem, and for preserving peaco 
and fiiendship with them. 

ARTICLE IV. 
The said territory, and the States which may be 
foimed therein, shall I'oi ever remain a part of this 
conftdeiacy of the United States of America, sub- 
ject, to the Ai tides nf Confederation, and to such 
alterations therein as shnll be constitutionally made; 
and to all the acts -j-.C oidinances of the United 
States, in Congiess assembled, conformable thereto. 
The inhabitants and s-jttlers in the said territory 
shall be subject to pay a pait of the federal debts, 
contia'ted or to be -onti acted, and a proportional 
part of the expenses of governmem to "be apportion- 
ed on them by Conj^iess, accoiding to the same 
common lule and mea.3iire by which apportionments 
thereof shall be made «'n the other States; and the 

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toxes tor paying theu' proportion shall be laid and 
levied by the authority and direction of the legis- 
latures of the district or districts, or new States, 
as in the oiiginal States, within the time agreed 
upon by the United States, in Congress assembled. 
The legislatures of ihose districts, or new States, 
shall never interfere >■ ith the primary disposal of 
the soil by the United States, in Congress assem- 
bled, nor with any re:;uiations Congress may find 
ne(essaiy for securing the title in such soil to the 
bor.a-fide purchasers. No tax shall be imposed on 
lands the property of the United States; and in nj 
case shall non-resident propiietors be taxed higher 
thaii lesidents. The navigable waters leading into 
th( Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying 
places between the same, shall be common high- 
ways, and forever fr^e, as well to the inhabitants of 
the said teriitory as to the citizens of the United 
States, and those of any other states that may be 
admitted into the Confederacy, witho'it any tax, im- 
post, or duty therefor. 

ARTICLE V. 

There shall be formed in the said territory not 
less than three nor more than five States ; and the 
boundaries of the Stav,es, as soon as Virginia shall 
alter her act of cession and consent to the same, 
shall become fixed and established as follows, to-wit: 

The western State, in the said territory shall be 
bounded by the Mississippi, the Ohio, and the Wa- 
b;.sh Rivers; a direct Jine drawn from the Wabash 
and Post Vincents, due north, to the territorial line' 
between the United States and Canada ; and by the 
said territorial line tj tlie Lake of the Woods and 
Mississippi. The middle State shall be bounded 

by the said direct line, the Wabash from Post Vin 
cents to the Ohio, by the Ohio, by a direct line 
drawn due north from the mouth of the Great 
Miami to the said territorial line and by the 
said territorial line. The eastern State 

shall be bounded l-y the last mentioned direct 
line, the Ohio, Pennsylvania, and the said terri- 
torial line: Provided, however, and it is further un- 
derstood and declared, that the boundaries of these 
three States shall oe subject so far to be altered, 
that, if Congress shall hereafter find it expedienc, 
they shall have authoiity to form one or two states 
in that pait of the said territory which lies north 
of an east and west line drawn through the south- 
erly bend or extreme of Lake Michigan; and whenev- 
er any of the said States shall have sixty thousand 
free inhabitants therein, such State shall be admit- 
ted, by its delegates, into the Congress of V.\ ■ ^'\\]i .1 
States, on an equal footing with the original States, 
in all respects whatever; and shall be at liberty to 
form a permanent con.^titution and State government: 
Provided, The constitution and government, so to 

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be formed, shall be republican, and in conformity to 
the principles contained in these articles, and, so far 
as it can be consistant with the general interest of 
the confedeiacy, such admission shall be allowed at 
an earlier peiiod, and when there may be a less 
number of free inhabitants in the State than sixty 
thousand. 

ARTICLE VI. 

There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary 
servitude in the said territory, othevM'ise than in the 
punishment of crimes, wherof the party shall have 
been duly convicted : Provided, always. That any 
PCjImO e'-'j-vinc into thf same, from whom labor 
or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the 
original States, such fugitive may be lawfully re- 
claimed, and conveyed to the person claiming his or 
hei liiiiDi- Di M'lvici' a« afoiesaid. 

Bo it 01 dained by the authority aforesaid. That 
th> resolution of the "JSd of April, 3 784, relative 
to tlie subject of this i/d'n.Hi'i?, bi , and tli" tian^>- 
are hereby repealed, and declared null and void. 

Done by the United States in Congress assem- 
bled, the 13th day of -Taly, in the year of < ur Lor-! 
1T87, and of their sovereigntv and independence 
the twelfth. CHARLES THOMPSON, Sec'y. 

THE MARIETTA BAND AND ORCHESTRA. 

The ilaiietta Band and Orchestra is one of the 
organizations of the city in which the citizens take 
an honest piide, and from which they derive much 
pleasuie. This is thoroughly demonstrated by the 
crowds that fill City Park on band concert nights 
duiing the summer months. This organization was 
founded in 1884 by Prof. Louis Miller. Professor 
Miller was a thorough master of music and it is due 
laigely to his efforts that the band eventually became 
what it' is today — one of the finest musical organiza- 
tions in the state. Pi of. Miller was succeeded as 
djiector by Professor Williams, and was in turn 
succeeded by J. C. Arnold, a man of marked musical 
ability. It was under Prof. Arnold's leadership 

that the band went to Zanesville on the occasion of 
the state meeting of the Commercial Travelers, in 
May of 1897, causing the Zanesville Times to re- 
mark: "It is not pleasant to have to say it but its 
the truth nevertheless that Marietta lays us out on 
band music." It was also while returning from 
this trip that the train on which the band traveled 
homeward was wrecked at Fearing Trestle seriously 
injuring several members. Following Professor Ar- 
nold as director came Prof. Franz Schmiedeke, undec 
whose leadership the organization continued to win 
new laurels. The Marietta Band and Orchestra is 
now under the directorship of Prof. Carl Becker. Mr. 
Peter Schlicher is the manager of the baud and or 
chestra and has filled that office since it's organiza- 
tion. 

Ill 



MARIETTA AS A MANUFACTURING 
POINT 



Marietta offers to the manufacturer many and va- 
ried advantages possessed by but few cities in th.j 
state. It is located in the heait of a very pro- 
ductive natuial gas teiiitoiy, which fact together 
with that of the cheapness of coal at this point, 
disposes of the question of cheap fuel. As a ship- 
ping point, it need only be necessaiy to point to 
the map to show the stranger our splendid advan 
tages in that line. Heie, at our doors flows one 
of the greatest highways of commerce in the world 
— the gieat Ohio liver. H'^i e, too is the Musking- 
um liver, navigable for a distance of nearly 75 miles 
and connecting by canal water ways with the gteat 
lakes. We have also excellent Railw-ay freight ser- 
vice, making Cincinnati and Columbus in 18 hours; 
New Yoik in 42 hours; Cleveland 48 hours; Dayton 
18 houis; Pittsbuigl2 houis; Youngstown 18 
houis; St. Louis and Chicago, three days. Ther^ 
are thiee railroads enteiing the city. Nine passen- 
ger titiins aiiive and nine depait every week day 
and six eai h way on FMindny^. On eveiy week day 
there are eight regular fi eight trains arrive and 
eight depait, not counting the many extras which 
come and go for thiongh car load business. There 
are also im-poitant additional railroad facilities plan- . 
ned that will mean mu(h for the city. Just over 
the big bridge acioss the Ohio is "Williamstown and 
here we are in touch with one of the great divisions 
of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 

Th° water supp'y ;? us abundant as the water in 
the Ohio liver, while it is m.ade as pure and clear 
as a modem and scientifically peifect filtration plant 
can make it. 

While Marietta alrt^ady has mnny large and flour- 
ishing industiies, there are still many accessible 
sites w^hich are admirably located for manufacturing 
pui poses all within easy reach of the railroads an J 
the iiv3Ts, affording unexcelled shipping advantages. 



MARIETTA BOAFD OF TRADE. 

The Maiietta Boaid of Tiade w^as oiganized May 
12th, 1887, its object being: "To collect .and record 
such local and general indiistiial infoimation relatinij 
to mamifactuies and commerce as w'ill tend to pro- 
mote the manufactuiing, commerrial. and financial 
welfare of the cities of Marietta and Harmar, and es- 
pecially to protect, foster and develop the niaiuifa-- 
tuTing and other industrial interests of said cities.' 
The oiiginal oi ganiyatl-m Avas composed of lead- 
ing business men of the city : representative citizens 
whose individual successes in life qualified them to 
peifoim the work for which the association was or- 

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gaiii/.ed. The first officers electtd were: J. II. ih-if- 
ton, piesident; Col. T. W. Moore, K. M. Booth, I). 
•B, Torpy, W. F. Rolfertson, S. M. McMillin, S. B. 
Kiiby. \V. H. Styer Col. R. L. Nye, vice-presidents. 
The "first secretary was Mr. B, F. Strecker. 

The good that has resulted from the efforts and 
thi! influtnce of this Jiody has been of inestimable 
value to Marietta. Since its organizatiorr its officers 
have never flagged ur their duties, often sacrificing 
valuable time from their owir private affairs for the 
general welfare. And in the present officials_ there 
is manifest the same energy, the same self-sacri- 
fice and the same progressive spirit that has accom- 
plished so much in the past. The present nieni- 
bei^hip of the board Is over three huirdred and it is 
only necessary to attend one of the arrnual banqu.^iS 
of the association on February 22nd, to urrderstanl 
fioir. whence comes much of the insijiration and en- 
thusiasm, which characterizes the work of the ac- 
tive officers. Every inquiry from outside interests 
is carefully investigated; any information regarding 
the city that may be requested by a prospective in- 
dustry is cheei fully furnished, while rrothing pos- 
sible is left undone that will enronrage and aid hom>; 
institutions. The present officials are: 

Howard W. Stanley President 

R. M, Noll Secretary 

C. A. V/ard Treasurer 

Executive Committee — Howard W. Stanley, R. M. 
Noll, C. A. Ward, A. H. Snyder, B. F. Strecker, W. 
J. Cram, J. S. Simpson. 



MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION. 
The Merchants Association of Marietta, Ohio, was 
organized on December 13, 1901, with Chas. H. 
Turner, president; Charles F. Henry, secretary and 
J. W. Dysle treasurer. The objects of this asso- 
ciation are to secure benefits to be derived through 
conceited action upon matters pertaming to the mu- 
tual advantage of its members, to advance mer- 
cantile interests and to promote the general welfare 
of Maiirtta. It is to the eft"orts of the Merchani-s 
Association that fixed and regular closing hours have, 
been established giving to clerks and employers alike 
their evenings. It was also the means of abolishing 
trading stamps and minimizing bad accounts. To 
be brief the Association has accomplished all it start- 
ed out to do and much more. Its "Merchants 
Day," of March 10th, 1906, which brought to this 
city thousands of shoppers from all over the sur- 
rounding county districts and neighboring towns 
maikpd the largest business in the history of the 
merchants of Marietta. The splendid "Merchants 
and Manufacturers" building at the fair grounds 
erected this year is a nonument to the zeal, the ener- 
gy and the tireless effort of the officers and members 

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of this associatiou. The present officers are V. 13. 
Hovey, president ; Charles F. Henry, Secretai-y ; 
Frank F. Gaitree, Treasurer. Meets first Thursday 
night of each month. 

BOATING ON THE RIVERS. 

Every stranger that visits Marietta at once be- 
comes enthusiastic over the beauty of the city and its 
two livers. Duiing ihe summer months these riv- 
ers possess attractions for many who love nature 
and delight in out of door recreations. The world 
may affoid many attractive resorts where scenic 
beauty is one of the chief charms, but there are 
few streams where the sound of dipping oars or the 
noise of the motor boat is heaid, more beautiful 
than the Muskingum river, to which some tourist 
not many years ago gave the name, "The Hudson 
River of the West." Within the past two or thrae 
years the love of boating has taken a strong hold 
on the people of the city. Particularly since the 
advent of the motor boat. These small pleasure 
craft are very numerous and ply the waters of both 
the Ohio and Muskingum, although the latter is by 
far the more popular stream as the water above 
the dam for five miles is as calm and smooth as 
the surface of a lake. But while the Muskingum 
is an ideal river, lined on either side with delightful 
nooks for picnics and camping parties, there is a 
grandeur and a vastness about the old Ohio as it 
flows along in its majesty and power, that com- 
mands one's deeper admiration. It is one of the 
world's greatest highways of commerce. Over its 
(-ourse every year millions of doiTars in coal is ship- 
ped to southern markets. The illustration opposite 
page 5G shows one of the many powerful tow boats 
on its way from Pittsburg down the river with its 
.fleet of laden coal barges. 



LOCK AND DAM NO. 18. 

One of the evidences of the magnitude of tho 
river improvements planned by Uncle Sam as a 
means of providing better water transportation facil- 
ities, may be found .u Lock and Dam No. 18, seven 
miles below Marietta in the Ohio river. The cost 
of this improvement will be nearly a million dollars. 
The lock is about 600 feet long and 110 feet wide 
between walls. At each end are gates, to be oper- 
ated by machinery. These gates will roll across 
the ends of the chamber to close, and to open will 
roll back into a recess on the land side. The dam 
is of concrete, and is movable. Its width is from 
20 to 30 feet and about 1,000 feet long; 700 feet 
for navigation pass and 300 feet for weir. Two 50- 
foot bear trap gates, which can be raised or lowered 
automatically will create a current when desired for 
carrying off drift, etc. The lock is on the Ohio 
side of the river. 

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THE WATER RATES FOR MARIETTA. 

Bakery $10.00 

Banks, with one basin $10.00 

Barber shop — first chair 5.00 

Barber Shop — Each additional chair 3.00 

Bath, private 3.00 

Bath, in boarding house or hotel — 1st tub . . 8.00 

Bath, each additional tub 4.00 

Billiard Saloon — first table 3.00 

Billiard Saloon — each additional table 2.00 

Book Bindery, no license less than 5.00 

Brick Work, per 1,000 laid 05 

Brick Yard Special 

Butcher Shop (steam extra) 5.00-8.00 

Beer Pumps 5.00-10.00 

Cigar Manufacturers, per hand 1.00 

(No license less than $5.00.) 

Cisterns, filling Special 

Cows, each 1.00 

Dray and one horse 2.00 

Dray, each additional horse 1.50 

Forge, first fire 3.00 

Forge, each additional fire 2.00 

Fans Special 

Fountains, 1-16 orifice, per season 5.00 

Fountains, large orifice Special 

Fountains are not. to run more than six 
months in the year, nor more than six 
hours per day, without special permit 
from the Board of Public Service. 

Halls and Lodges 5.00-15.00 

Horse, one. including washing cari-iage .... 3.00 

Horse, each additional 1.50 

Horse, team 2.00 

Horse, each additional team 1.50 

Hotels, not less than 15.00 

Hotels, for each additional room over 15 50 

Laundry Special 

Offices or Sleeping Rooms and water basin . . 5.00 
Offices and Sleeping rooms with access to wa- 
ter basin 2.00 

Photograph Gallery 15.00 

Plastering, per 100 square yds 25 

Printing Offices, six hands or less 10.00 

(Engine extra.) 
Residence, occupied by one family for domes- 
tic use, 1 to 3 rooms 3.00 

Residence, 4 rooms 4.00 

Residence, 5 rooms 5.00 

Residence, each additional room 50 

Restaurants 5.00-25.00 

Saloons 12.00 

Sprinkling Private Gardens, 1-8 inch nozzle, 

per square yard, per season, 03 

Sprinkling, all over fifty sqr. yards, per sqr. yd. Vzc 

Sprinkling Carts, public Special 

Sprinkling Sidewalk to centre of street, 3-4 

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inch hose, 1-2 inch nozzle, one and one 
half hours per day — no license less than . . 3.00 
Spi inkling in Front of business houses, 25 feet 

Front or less, per season . 3.00 

Each additional foot front 10 

Sprinkling in front of private houses, 4o feet 

fiont or less, (actual spi inkling done) .... 3.00 

For each additional foot front 05 

Stable, Livery, Sale or Boarding, six stalls or 

less, including caiiiage washing 15.00 

Stable, each additional stall 1.00 

Steam Boilers Special 

Stone Woik, per perch 06 

Stores and Shops, $1.00 per person, no permit 

less than 5.00 

Theatres Special 

Urinals, in private houses, self-closing each . . 3.00 
Urinals, in Stores, Banks and Offices, self-clos- 
ing, each 5.00 

Urinals, in hotels, boarding houses and saloons, 
size of orifice at discretion of Board of 

Public Service Special 

"Water Closets, private, self-closing 2.00 

Water Closets, w^here water is not used for 

anv' other purpose 3.00 

Water Closets, store and office 3.00-8.00 

Water Closets, bank 5.00 

Water Closets, public, self-closing 8.00 

WATER RATES. 

Minimum rate for privilege $5.00 

100 to 500 gallons per day, per 1000 gals .35 

500 to 1,500 gallons per day, per 1000 gals .30 

1,500 to 3,000 gallons per day, per 1000 gals .25 

3,000 to 5,000 gallons per day, per 1000 gals .20 

5,000 to 10,000 gallons per day, per 1000 gals .15 

10,000 to 20,000 gallons per day, per 1000 gals .12 

20,000 gallons and over Special 

l.OOper bsea.Mi ng orless. ul lb in mfwypcvvx 



IN MOUND CEMETERY. 
In Mound Cemetery sleep two brothers, side by 
side, one of A^hich fought in the Union army and 
the other in the cnnf derate ranks during the Civil 
war. The confederate soldier was a member s f 
the "Louisiana Tignrs," a celebrated regiment. He 
was prrssed into the confederate service at New Or 
leans, discharged on account of ill health, came fco 
Marietta and died here in 1866. His name was 
Charles Frederick Bui k. The other brother was 
P. H. Buck, of the United States navy. 



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A CORRECTION 

Under the heading of "Historical Points of In- 
terest," the location of the old home of Governor 
Return Jonathan Meigs is given, on page 28, as 
"No. 312 Putnam street." This is an error, and 
should read instead: "No. 326 i'ront street." This 
histoiic old mansion faces on City Park. 



THE OHIO RIVER BRIDGE. 

The great Ohio Kiver Bridge, a sectional view of 
which makes up the cover design of this book, and 
which is shown more fully in the illustration on page 
73, was formally opened for traffic on September 
1st, 1903. The first car to cross the bridge was 
in charge of President C. H. Shattuck, of the Park- 
ersburg, Marietta and Inter-Urban Railway Co., the 
actual time of crossing being 4:52 o'clock, on Mon- 
day morning August 31st. 1903. 

The structure is one of the finest in the Ohio 
Valley and was erected at a cost of nearly half a 
million dollars. Its length, including approaches, 

is neaily three-quarters of a mile. To the highest 
point of the bridge it is 160 feet, while it is 82 feet 
from the water to the under side, allowing the larg- 
est boats to pass beneath, even with a very higa 
stage of water. A veiy fine view of the city and 
surrounding country may be obtained from the cen- 
ter of the biidge, and to the traveler coming from 
Parkersburg to Marietta on the Interurban cars after 
the electric arches are lighted, the scene presented 
as the city is approached, is one of kaleidoscopic 
beauty. 



THE MUSKINGUM RIVER BRIDGE. 

The first bridge over the Muskingum river was 
a wooden toll bridge, built about 1858, on the site 
of the present railroad bridge. In 1880 the County 
built an iron structure at Putnam street and made 
it a free bridge. About the same time the railroad 
company built a bridge, in the place of the wooden 
toll bridge, for trains to cross on. Both these 
structures went down with the flood of 1884. The 
railroad bridge was immediately rebuilt, the city at- 
taching thereto the footbridge. The Putnam street 
biidge was raised and replaced in position, but was 
torn down in 1900 to make room for the present 
handsome steel structure, which was completed in 
October, 1900, at a cost of about $90,000.00. 



A Free year, also called a solar or Tropical year, 
is the exact time in which the earth makes a revo- 
lution around the sun, or 365 d., 5 h., 47 ra., 49.7 

.sec. 

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A RELIC OF EARLY DAYS. 
[The original of the following invitation is in the 
possesesion of Mr. Charles McParland of this city.] 

pit^eman's Ball 

Benefit 

<5o9<^ijeror Qo/npar>y |^,o. i. 



/T\elodia9 j^all, 
Marietta, November 22nd, 1854 

WEDNESDAY EVENING, 6 'A O'CLOCK 



f- 



nu a^f rn 



i:/f'ef/ /o o.//eMf/f'f//i .7r/^ip.i 



General imanagcrs 



JESSE HILDEBRAND, MAJ. A. PEARSON. W. 
F. CURTIS, O. FRANKS. 

C. B. Hall, Mac Pollard, 
L». G. Matthews, A. G. Davis, 
Gi'». S JO'S. P-^d. Kaufman, 

D. Towsley, Geo. Talbot, 
W. H. Fisher, Jos. Bowers, 
v. H. Taylor, G. W. Dodge, 
J. A. Scott, E. M. Taylor, 

A. Ti.(i;gli, R. Munroe, 

G. W. Alcock, John Marshall, 

Nathan Fawcett, Fred Buck, 

Col. Eb. Corey, James Waller, 

B. W. Ward, James Dye, 
James West, O. L, Clark, 
Jesse S. Sharpe, Peter B. Snyder, 
John Hall, S. Spencer, 
John Test, J. D. Barker, 
Charles Jones, Ed. W. Buell, 
Nelson Alcock, Jos. Holden, Jr. 



iTloor /managers 



Ma^. A. Pearson, Jesse S. Sharp, B. W. Ward. P. 
B. Snyder, Geo. S. Jones, D. Towsley, 
E. Kaufman. 

Tickets $2.00, Sudper included. 

The Supper will be furnished by L S'^yfz. Esq. 
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WILLiAMSTOWN 



West Virginia. 



West Virginia is -one of the South Atlantic states. 
It was admitted to the Union June 19th, 1863. Its 
area is 24,'; 80 square miles. "West Virginia is 
bounded on the noith by Ohio, Pennsylvania and 
Maryland, on the east by Maryland and Virginia; on 
the south by Viiginia, and on the west by Ken- 
tucky and Ohio. The capital of West Virginia is 
Charleston. 



Williamstown is situated in the northwestern part 
of the state, on its border, just across the Ohio 
river from Marietta. It is on the line of the Ohij 
River Division of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. 

The first settlement of V/illiamstown dates back 
to the year 1771, when Joseph Tomlinson and Sam- 
uel Tomlinson, two brotheis, erected the first cabin. 
Williamstown Avas not settled by a colony but re- 
mained farm land for many years. The following 
extract from the couit records at Clarksburg, W. 
Va., is the deposition of Joseph Tomlinson, used 'u 
a suit regarding the title of certain lands held by 
Williams-Tomlinson : 

"I, Joseph, Tomlinson, answer th and saith, that 
in the year 1770, Joseph Tomlinson father of res- 
pondent, deceased, and Samuel Tomlinson brother 
of respondent, decended the river Ohio in search of 
land and returned to the state of Maryland, That 
in the spring of the year 1771 the said Samuel and 
this respondent decended the Ohio river, in order 
to settle on lands which the said Samuel had selected 
the year before opposite the mouth of the Musking- 
um liver. That when respondent and said Samuel 
landed the' said Samuel showed this respondent a 
tree blazed with the two first letters of his name 
marked theron, thus S. T., with gunpowder, and 
some other work done thereon. The said Samuel 
and this respondent from thence continued and re- 
newed the said improvement, which the said Samu3l 
claimed. That from time to time and from year 
to year respondent and said Samuel, with the help of 
Benjamin, a brother of said Samuel, continued to 
work, built a good cabin, cleared ground and planted 
the fiist corn that ever was raised by rivilized man 

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on or about the iieighborliood of said land, that when 
this respondent and -said Samuel visited said land 
that he is well assured no other white person had 
ever made an impro.:^ment thereon with a view to 
settlement. Respondent states that in Feb. 1772 
as Mell as he iecolle;.-.r,3 he and Samuel returned to 
Maryland where they had heretofore resided for pro 
visions and other ne -essities and having supplied 
themselves with provisions and farming utensils re- 
turned. Respondent further says that himself and 
Samuel employed Rebjcca Martin, iheir sister and 
then tlie widow of John Martin, deceased, to keep 
their cabin and take care of their household property 
and to do their washing, cooking, and other services 
— that respondent and said Samuel agreed to and 
with the said Rebecca for the cooking, labor and ser- 
vice to render as afor3said, to select and improve for 
her a piece of good laud. That by virtue of said agree 
ment and with -an jjitent to fulfill the same they 
agreed to set apart flie said cabin and all the im- 
provements tliereto belonging, whicl) was done and 
performed by this deponent and said Samuel, op- 
posite the mouth of the Muskingum River for the 
said Rebecca, and conveyed the same to her for the 
service she had rendered them aforesaid during her 
widowliood as aforesaid and previous to her mar 
riage v/ith the co-defendant Isaac Williams. In 

consequence of his intermarriage with the said Re- 
becca which took place in the year 1775 therafter 
claimed and held the land in her right until the sel- 
ling of the commissioners for adjusting the titles 
of claimants to unpatented lands of Yohogany and 
Monongohaly — when in the year 1781 the' said 
Isaac and Rebecca, through this respondent present- 
ed the I laim lor the improvement opposite the mouth 
of the Muskingum to the commissioners. This de- 
poneth positively assnts that the settlement made 
opposite the mouth of the Muskingum was commenc- 
ed by said Samuel in the year 1770 and was con 
tinned by the said San^uel and respondent in the 
years 1771 and 1772, and afterwards conveyed by 
them to Rebecca Martin, their sister. The said Re- 
becca cortinued her lighf to said improvement until 
her intermarriage with the co-defendant, Isaac Wil- 
liams, Avho took the ni!(.essary steps as aforesaid to 
protect the title as aforesaid." 

At the time that the Tomlinsons made their set- 
tlement where Williamstown now s-tands 'that sec- 
tion of territory was known as West Augusta Dis 
trict. By the division of 1776 it became Mo- 
nongalia, and by a later division (Jaly 20, 1784,) :l 
-became a part of Harrison county. On May 1, 
1799, Wood County, West Virginia, was organized. 
The following year, IBOu, it was decided to erect the 
Public Buildings of the county on the site known 
as Isaac Williams Land. "On the Ohio river, op 
posite to the mouth of the Muskingum river, near 
where said Williams i;arn now stands." The lo- 

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cation of the County iJuildingci developed consider- 
able of a contest, however, and it was finally settled 
to build them at "The Point," now railed Parkers 
burg. 



HISTORICAL NOTES. 

Isaac Williams died Sept. 25, 1820. 

Rebecca Williams died Sept. 25, 1820. 

Williamstown was incorporated iTarch 22, 1901. 
First council meeting, April 30, 3 901. 

It requires a stage of forty-one feet of water be- 
fore it can reach any house in Williamstown. 

John A. Kinnaird come to Williamstown from 
Pennsylvania, as did the Davis's and the Kellars. 

First General store was opened in 1846 by Wil- 
liam S. Gardner, of Parkersburg, who placed in Jt. 
as manager, Benjamin Glimes. 

John G. Henderson was one of four who were 
commissioned in Haiiison county as "Gentlemen 
Justices," and formed the first court. 

Among the early settlers Avere the Hazleriggs, 
Jimersons, Davis', Hy.itt. Lockers, I'^hls, Hendersons, 
Kinnairds, Bukey's, Tomlinson's, Kellers. 

In 1781 we find Joseph Tomlinson and his sister, 
now Mrs. Williams, looking after securing a leg.al 
title to this land which they secured. 400 acres 
to Mrs. Isaac Williams .aid 1,000 to Joseph Tomlin- 
son. 

Mavors of William.sitown : W. E. Morris, April 
29, .1901; W. E. Morris, Feb. 1, 1902; Dr. W. D. 
Cline, Feb. 2, 1903; W. P. Beeson, Feb. 1, 1904; 
G. W. Nutter, Feb. 3, 1905; Dr. W. D. Cline, Feb. 
1, 1906. 

The brothers who made the first settlement: Jos- 
eph Tomlinson, borrr Oct. 12, 1745; died May 30, 
1825. Samuel Tomlinson was killed by the In- 

dians itr the yard of his brother-in-law. Baker, above 
Wheeling. Date unknown. 

Joseph Tomlinson, son of Joseph Tomlinson, Sr , 
was born Aprl 1st 1881, and died Oct. 4, 1864. He 
was a man who took a lively interest in public af- 
fairs and during his life earned considerable promi- 
nence among leaders of his time, as well as filling 
public offices of trust. 

The first Justice to qualify in Wood County wis 
•Hezekiah Bukey. Later he served in the legis 
lature for several terms. Bukey was from Ohio 
county, Virginia, as was also Isaac Williams the lat- 
ter having made his home there for several j'ears, al- 
though born in Pennsylvania. 

J6hn G. Henderson, Alexander Henderson, and 
James Herrderson cairre from Alexandria, Virginia. 

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The first named died childless. The other two 

brothers left descendants who are numbered among 
Williamstown's prominent and most respected citi- 
zens. 

The following persons own land which has come 
to them by direct inheritance from original patents 
of Joseph Tomlinson, !;^r. ; Mrs. Drusilla Wanless, 
Mrs. Sarah Snodgrass, J A. Kinnaird, J. B. Hender 
son and A. T. Henderson. 

Drusilla Williams, daughter of Isaac and Rebecca, 
married John G. Henderson in 1808 — the following 
year lost an infant, and died July 12, 1810. No. 
records of deaths earlier than that of Mrs. Hender- 
son and her infant although probably some occur- 
red. 

Joseph Tomlinson gave a farm to his daughter, 
Drusilla, wife of Hezekiah Bukey, who came here +0 
live in 1798 — also to lis daughter, Mary, wife of J. 
A. Kinnaird. a farm — also several hundred acres 
to his son, Joseph, who later built the "Tomlinson 
brick" just below the town. 

The first house (or cabin) was built by Samuel 
and Joseph Tomlinson in 1771, and occupied by 
them and their sister, Mrs. Rebecca Martin (a wid- 
ow.) "Dunsmore's war" in 1774, caused the Tom- 
linsons to seek safety at "Wheeling, that being the 
nearest Fort. 

The next house of which we have record was built 
during the winter nnd spring of 1787 Is- 
aac "Williams moved his family from Ohio County, 
into this house on his wife's land. Here their 

daughter, Drusilla, was born Jan. 1788. The old 
records say that he was accompanied by several oth- 
er families. 

"Rebecca Williams was noted for her cures and 
her skill in treating wounds. About the year 1784 
while a short time in Wheeling on account of In 
dian depredations, she, with the assistance of Mrs 
Zane, dressed the wounds of Mr. Mills, 14 in num 
ber, from gun shots. One leg and one arm were brok 
en in addition to the llesh wounds these women with 
their fomentations and simple applications saved his 
limbs and cured his wounds." 

The first Postoffice established at Williamstown 
was called Duncan Postoffice. The name was 

changed to Williamsiown in 1857. Following are 
the postmasters with dates of appointment: Parkin- 
son Reed, Mch. 15, 1839; H. L. Metcalf, Dec. 30, 
1852; A. C. McKenzie, June, 7, 1855; W. H. Baker, 
June 28, 1855; W. H. Baker, July 6, 1857; Enos 
West, Nov. 4, 1858; Granville H. Rolston, June 15, 
1860; Ozias Nellis, March 25, 1861; Seth M. Rob- 
ins, Oct. 9, 1863; Josiah Cornell, April 22, 1864; 
R. G. Dovener, Feb. 16, 1865; A. H. McTaggart, 
June 25, 1866; J. K. Palmer, May 4, 1871; J. F. 

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Snoclgrass, Sept. 24, 1886; "William Edmonds, June 
15, 1889; Monroe Uhl, July 14, 1893; J. K. Palm 
er, Aug. 2, 1897; A. B. Richards^ Nov. 1st, 1901 
E. J. Skidmore, Jan. 1st, 1904. 

Isaac Williams was born in Chester County, Pa., 
July 16, 173 7. While yet a boy his parents mov 
ed to Winchester, Va. When 18 years old he 
was employed by the Government as a ranger or 
spy to watch the movements of the Indians for 
which his early acquaintance with a hunter's life 
fitted him. He was also attached to a party which 
guarded the first convoy of provisions to Fort Du 
Quesne after its surrender in 1758, after peace was 
made in 1765 the count] y on the Monogahela began 
to be settled by people east of the mountains. Am- 
ong the early emigrants to this region were the 
parents of Mrs. Williams, who settled on the wat 
ers of Buffalo Cieek near the present town of West 
Liberty, W. Va. In 1769 Isaac Williams became 
a resident of the western wilds. He became ao 
quainted with Rebecca Martin, daughter of Joseph 
Tomlinson, of Maryland, then a widow and marrie<J 
her in Oct. 1775, her former husband, John Martin, 
had been a trader among the Indians and was kill 
ed by them in 1770. Rebecca Tomlinson was born 
on the 14th of Febniary, 1754 at Wills Creek la 
Maryland and removod with her brothers, Samuel 
and Joseph, into this western country and lived with 
them as their houseiii'eper (opposite the mouth of 
Muskingum) also near the mouth of Grave Creek and 
for weeks together while they were absent hunting 
etc., she was left entirely alone. She Avas fearless 
of all danger."' 



WILLIAMSTOWN SCHOOLS. 

The first school house was a rude log cabin about 
three-quarters of a mile from the river, near the Pike 
road, (now Pike St.) 

The first enumeration of District No. 6 in 1864 
was 77 children of school age. 

Last enumeration 312, April 1906. 

In 1849 John A. Kinnaird and Mary, his wife, 
gave a lot for "educational purposes," whereon a 
building was erected by subscription 

The Board of Education under the free school 
system was organized July 6, 1864. Rufus Kin- 
naird, President, G. L. Henrie, James D. Wells 
composed the Board of Education. Alex. McKenzie 
Secretary. 

The first trustees appointed were J. A. Hender- 
son, Hiram L. Metcalfe, Jasper Roe. 

Mr. Fred Cutler taught the boys: Miss Eliza Mc- 
Laren the girls. 

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The Board of Education paid $400 for a lot on 
which they built a school house completing it in 
Aug. 1870, costing 'wo thousand dollars ($2,000.) 
Since then two more rooms have been added, also 
two more are being Jtuted for High School which 
was established in 1905. 

The Board of Education expects to soon begin 
the erection of a commodious and modern school 
building. 

Teachers in High S.chool, Mr. I. F. Stewart, Mis:? 
Hattie Bartlett. 

Grammar School, Mr. W. E. Croekran, Mrs. Anna 
C. Sargent, Miss Margaret Uhl, Miss Nan E. Cruw- 

ly. 



WILLIAMSTOWN CHURCHES. 

Presbyterian Church — Lot on Williams Avenue do- 
nated by William Heivey. Church dedicated 
June 30th, 1901. A year later, June 1902, a 
church was organized with sixteen members. 
Membership 45. A small Sunday School. Ser- 
vice: -Jud Sunday, Morning and evening; 4th 
Sunday, morning. Rev. E. A. Brooks, pastor. 

Christ Memorial — Protestant Episcopal Church — Oc- 
casional service for several years. A lot and 
one thousand dollars towards building, bequeath- 
ed by Mrs. Elizabeth A. Henderson. 
First service in the church was its consecra- 
tion, Nov. 13, 1892. Since then two lots, corner 
of Pike and Louise streets, were donated by Mrs. 
Maiy P. Beeson on which was completed in 
1904 a comfortable and beautiful rectory leav- 
ing space for a church when it shall be deemed 
best to move to high ground. Present rector, 
Rev. Paca Kennedy, took chaige Oct., 1906. 
Services, 1st Sunday, morning- 4th Sunday 
morning and evening. Also one Friday night 
each month. Membership 25. A small 
Suirday School. 

Baptist Church — In 1859 the Baptists having or- 
ganized a few years before, built a neat brick 
Church on Railroad street, in which they have 
since worshiped. Recently a lot was bought 
on Pike St. on which to build a new church, 
above danger from flood. Membership 163. A 
large Sunday School. Services: 1st Sunday, 

Morning and Evening; 3rd Sunday, Morning 
and Evening. Rev. J. F. Cost, pastor. 

Methodist Episcopal — The M. E. Church was prob- 
ably established before 1800. Services con- 
ducted by traveling ministers in the homes of 
the pioneers especially at the home of "Granny 
Ogden." Later a church was built in which 
they worshiped for many years. Rufus Kin- 

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niiud donated u lot, corner of Railroad an:! 
Main streets, on which was completed and dedi- 
cated in 1869, the present church. Rev. B. H, 
Shadduck, pastor. Services, 1st Sunday, ev- 

ening; 2nd Sunday, morning; 3rd Sunday, 
morning and evening; 4th Sunday, evening. 
Membership, 225. A large Sunday school. 



ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL NOTES 
Inter-Uiban line entered town July 3, 1902. 
Bridge opened for tiaffic Sept. 7, 1903. 
Bell Telephone, Oct. 7, 1899. 
West Va. Western Telephone, June, 1900. 
First ferry established by Isaac Williams. 
Ohio River Railroad first passenger train June 
16, 1884. 



PUBLIC TELEPHONE PAY STATIONS. 

Norwood Hotel 

Bellevue Hotel 

St. Cloud Hotel 

Wakefield Hotel 

Union Depot 

Vincent's Drug Store, Cor. Third and Marion Sts. 

Skidmore's Drug Store, Williamsto-wn, W. Va. 



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THE BOAT HOUSES. 

The old boat house, a picturesque structure, built 
on the bank of the Muskingum in City Park was 
erected in 1880. A more modern Boat House was 
built in 1905 by Col. H. D. Knox. It is fitted 
up with every appliance for the handling of river 
craft of the smaller type and is aTichored off City 
Park a short distance above the Putnam street 
bridge. 

The civil day begins and ends at 12 o'clock mid- 
night. 

The common year of 365 days comes short of tbe 
true year 5 h., 48 m., 49.7 sec, or one day, lacking 
only 44 m., 41.2 sec, in four years, so that an ap- 
proximate correction of the calendar can be male 
by having every fourth year of 366 days, called 
leap year. 

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QAZETTEER OF MARIETTA 



ADVERTISING. 

Pioneer Advertising Agency — Est. 1906, J. W. Klint- 
woith, propiietor and general manager. News- 
paper and Magazine advertising and Ad-writing. 
Address P. O. Box 511, Marietta, Ohio. 

F. M. McDonnell. — "Advertising Publicity." Copy 
prepared for newspaper and magazine advertising. 
Artistic and appropriate designs for booklets, cata- 
logues, folders, programmes. Special designs for 
bill boards, sign boards, posters, street car signs, 
Window and Show Cards, etc. Manuscripts revis 
ed and prepared for the printer. Address: F. 
M. McDonnell, Marietta, Ohio. 

ADVERTISING DISTRIBUTOR. 
Marietta Bill Posting Co. — Est. about 1875. F. S. 
Hagan, Manager. 213 Second street. 
AMBULANCE SERVICE. 
Wieser & Cawley — Telephone 120. See Furniture 
and Undertakers.) 212-214 Putnam street, opp. 
Court House. 
O. J, Fuller — Telephone 97. (See undertakers.) 

■M^ Second street. 

AMUSEMENTS. 
Electric Theatre of Moving Pictures — W. S. Hedges, 
T. McCune, proprietors. 137 Front street. Pic 
tures change twice a week. 
ARTISTS. 
Miss Laura Morse — ^Est. 1906. Art Studio. Wat- 
er colors. China Painting. Room 5 cor. Put- 
nam street. 

ART EMBROIDERY. 
Mrs. A. Boggess — -Ait embroidery work and sup- 
plies. 260 Front street. 
Miss Pearl Kirby — Fancy Art Work and Embroid 
ery supplies. 154 Front street. 

"ATTORNEYS AT LAW. 

Hancock & Noll — (Winfield S. Hancock, Robert M. 
Noll.) Attorneys-at-law. Office in Hildreth 

Building, next to Court House. 213 rntiiam 

'.II 

H. B. Coen — Attorney and counsellor at Law. Of- 
fices: Rooms 25-27, St. Clair Bldg., 216-218 Put 
nam street. 

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Brenan & Middleswart — (J. C. Bienan, 0. C. Mid- 

dleswait.) Attorneys at law. Offices over 125 

Putnam street. 
Rufus A. Underwood — Est. 1896 — Attorney -at-law. 

Offices: Rooms 38-40 St. Clair Bldg. Fourth 

floor. 216-218 Putnam street. 
W. E. Sykes — Lawyer. Offices: Rooms 8-9-11 

Mills Bldg. Cor. Putnam and Second streets. 
John A. Gallaher — Attorney-at-law. Offices: Rooms 

55-56 First National Bank Bldg. Cor. Front 

and Greene streets. 
David H. Thomas — Attoruey-at-Law. Office: Room 

6, Mills Building, Cor. Putnam and Secoa4 

streets. 
C. V. Boyer— Room 30, St. Clair Bldg. 216 Put 

nam strett. 
S. J. Hathaway — Est. 1871. Special attention giv- 
en to pensions. Office: Room 3 cor. Putnam and 

Front streets. 
F. J. Cutter — F^st. 1875. Lawyer. Office and 

residence, 227 Putnam street. 
C. H. Danford — Attorney-at-law. Offices: Rooma 

1 and 2, Law Bldg. 218 Putnam street. 

C. H. Nixon — Attorney-at-law. (ex-Probate Judge.) 
Offices: Rooms 1 and 2 Law Bldg. 218 Put- 
nam street. 

N. E. Kidd — Est. Mch. 1898. Attorney-at-law and 

Justice of the Peace. Offices: Rooms 1 and 3 

Mills Bldg. Cor. Second and Putnam. 
W. S. Hancock — Est. 1900. (Hancock & Noll.) 

Office: 213 Putnam street. Hildreth Bldg. Rosi 

deuce 412 Wooster stieet. 
R. M. Noll — Est. 1902. (Hancock & Noll.) Of 

fice: 213 Putnam street. Hildreth Bldg. Resi 

dence 44 Fifth street. 
Asa E. Ward — Lawyer. Residence 315 Fifth 

street. 
T. J. Summers. — Attorney-at-law. Office: Room 42 

St. Clair Bldg. 
Ralph Starling — 
Hiram L. Sibley — Lawyer. Offices: Rooms 1 and 

2 Knox- Savage Bldg. Putnam street. 

A. L. Smith — Lawyer — Office in Ward Nichols block, 

235 Second street. 
John R. Riley — Attorney-at-law. Office: No. 1 

Tiber Way. 
R. K. Shaw — Lawyer. 512 Putnam street. 
W. H. Sheldon — Prosecuting Attorney. (Term ex 

pires Jan. 1st, 1907.) Office at Court House. 

D. R. Rood — (Treas. Becker Mill Lumber Co.) Wal- 
nut Hills. 

James Ross — 

C. W. Richards — Attorney — Office: Room 19 St. 

Clair Bldg. Putnam street. 
Charles A. Ludey — Attorney-at-law. Office : Room 

21, third floor. St. Clair Bldg. 
J. C. Preston — 

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Jewett Palmer — Attorney. Office : Room 4, St, 

Clair Bldg. 

Charles T, O'Neil — Attorney-at-law. Offices in Bay 
Block. Second street. 

B. E. Guyton — 

Jasper Lisk — 

W. P. Newt n — 

Follett & Follett— (Martin D. Follett, Edw. B. Pol- 
lett.) Offices in Law Bldg. Putnam street. 

Martin D. Follett — (Follett & Follett.) Office in 
L;iw Pldg. 

A. D. Follett — Est. 1880. Offices in St. Clair 

. Bldg. Rooms 34-36. 

Edw. B. Follett — (Follett & Follett.) Prosecuting 
Attorney. Office: Room 32 St. Clair Bldg. 

Strec'^-er & Williamson — Attorneys — (George M, 
Strecker, A. T. Willamson.) Office 218 Putnam 
street. 

Magee & Deshler — Attorneys — Office: Room 10 St. 
Clair Bldg. 

Leeper, Wilson & Leeper — Attorneys-at-law. (V. 

H. Leeper, Prank Wilson, Charles Leeper.) Of- 
fices in Citizens National Bank BMg. Cor. Fuc- 
nam and Second streets. 

J. W. Collett — Lawyer. 

Jabez Belford — 116 1-2 Putnam street. 
AUTOMOBILES. 

Anderson Bros. — ("Cy" Anderson, Al Anderson.) 
Dealers in Automobiles and Bicycles and repairing. 
Only charging plant for electric motors in th'^ 
city. Only Auto Garage. Agents for Automo- 
biles and Bicycles. Gun repairing a specialty. 
117 Front street. Bell 'phone, 709. 
BAKERS. 

The Citizens Bakery — C. W. Schramm & Co., Bak- 
ers and Confectioners. 132 Putnam. 

Rice Bros. Ba'^ers — 223 Greene street. 

Ge rge Storck — Baker and caterer — 226 Oilman av- 
enue. West Side. 

Braun's Bakery and Restaurant — (Est. 1888.) L. 
C. Braun, proprietor. Finest restaurant in the 
city. Bread, Pies and Pastry of all kinds. So- 
da fountain all the year. 138 Front street. 

S. R. Burkhead — Ba'^er. Specialty of hot rolls for 
supper or late dinners. Confectionery. 530 

Fouith street. 

Jac'b Pfaff — Baker and Confectioner. Caterer for 
Parties and weddings. 112 Putnam street. 
BANKS. 

Dime Savings Society — M. F. Noll, pres. ; J. E. Van 
Dervooit, V. pies.; Chas. H. Newton, Treas. Dime 
Savings Bank Bldg., 114-116 Front street. 

The First National Bank — W. W. Mills, pres.; J. S. 
Goebel, cashier; G. C. Best, asst. cashier. First 
National Bank Building, Cor. Front and Greene 
streets. 

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The German National Bank — Wra. H. Ebinger. pres. : 
-T S. H. Tomer, Y. Pres.; S. L. Angle. Cashier; 
W. J. Speer, Asst. Cashier. 212 Front street. 

The Peoples Banking and Trust Co. — D. A. Bart- 
lett, prest. ; A. D. Follett, vice president ; George 
W. Home, Treasurer. St. Clair Bldg. Put- 
nnm street. 

D. A. Camercn & Sons BanV — .305 Second street. 
Citizens National Bank cf Marietta — E. M. Booth, 

piept.; D. B. Toipy, vice-prest. : T. M Sheets, 
cashier; C. L. Booth, Asst. Cashier. National 
Bank Bldg. Cor. Putnam and Second streets. 

BARBER. 

Augenstein & Walters — Established before the Civil 
War. (F. Augenstein, W. D. Walters. 180 

Front street. 

Joseph Fritz — Wark building, Cor. Third and Ma 
rion streets. 

St. Clair Barber Shop — Est. 1889. W. C. Robin- 
son, E. C. Becker, piopiietor. St. Clair Build- 
ing. Under Post office. 

Wm. Bell — 116 Front street. Dime Savings Bank 
Pidg. 

A. C. Alf:rd— 4 Tiber Way. 

C. Baum — Citizen's Nat. Bank Bldg. 

Blume & Gatrell — Bellevue Hotel. 

G. Davis — 114 Greene. 

Day Br-s. — Wood Bldg., Front «nd Butler. 

J. G. Gatrell — 219 1-2 Greene. 

Hawk & Curtis — 147 Front. 

O. L. Heyroc''- — 120 Gilman. 

T. M. Ma>-^n — 232 Front. 

R. E. Mills — 414 Warren. 

G. Neader — 128 Maple. 

G. Pflug — Second and Ohio. 

E. Shanley — 128 Greene. 

J. M. Shawhan — 294 1-2 Front. 
Ed Solomon — 231 Second street. 
BATH ROOMS. 
C. Baum — Citizen's Nat. Pank Bldg. 
Beci'-er & Robins-^n — St. Clair Bldg. 
Sanatorium — 10 Tiber Way. 

BICYCLES. 
Anders'-n Bros. — 117 Front. 
Star Machine Co. — 209 Second. 

BILLIARDS AND POOL. 

Bert Baum — 237 Second. 

H. J. Conrath — 110 Putnam. 

C. W. Decker — 216 Putnam. 

J. H. Hotter — 223 Second. 

C. Pfaff — 242 Front. 

E. Whitling— 138 Putnam. 

J. M. Haeketts— 203 Second, Cor. Tiber Way. 

City Bowling- Alley — 210 Putnam. 

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BOOKSELLER AND STATIONER. 

The Marietta Book St -re Co. — Est. 1886. Incorporat- 
ed 1906. E. E. Trotter, prest. ; Clinton Crooks, 
Secretaiy; W. M. Sprague, Treasurer and Gen'l. 
Manager. Books, Stationery, Art goods, brio a 
Lrac, pictures, sporting goods, leather goods, per- 
iodicals, etc. 17 7 Front street. 

Colonial Book Store — (Est. Nov. 1897.) J. E. 
Van Dervoort, proprietor. Books, stationery, 

novelties, Art Goods and bii^-a-bia^ j53 ''^ront 
.street. 

BOWLING ALLEY. 

City Bowling Alley — Est. 1901. J. B. Blair, pro 
prietor. Billiards and pool. Shooting gallery 
and bowling alleys. 210 Putnam street. Opp 
Court House. 

BLACKSMITHS AND HORSESHOERS. 

H. Burchett — 300 Gilman. 

W. S. Kauf— 106 Third. 

Lauer & Baumgard — 108 Second. 

H. McCoy — 801 1-2 Second. 

Shiers Bros. — 117 Second. 

L. Shinn — 318 Pike. 

L. "W. Simpson — Sacra Via and Allen. 

Henry Weidner — Church, bet. Second and Third. 

Ed Shiers — Est. 1892 — A specialty of shoeing light 

drivers and roadsters. Fort street. Above 

Lancaster. West Side. 

BOAT BUILDERS. 

Capt. J. M. Hammitt — Est. 1902. Builder of rivor 
Steamboats and barges. Yards foot of Sacra Via 
street, on Muskingum river. Residence 215 
Washington street. 

Knox Boat Yard — On Ohio River front. West Side. 

BOILER REPAIR SHOPS. 

Chas. Hicks — 112 Fifth. 

BONE AND PHOSPHATE. 
Marietta Bone & Phosphate Co. — Mile Run. (See 
Manufacturers.) 

BOTTLING WORKS. 
Peter Grub — 109 Greene. 
Marietta Bottling Works — 108 Ohio. 

BREWERIES. 

The Marietta Brev^ing Co. — Breviers and bottlers 
of Pure Lager and Export Beer. Finest for 
family use. Telephones 318. Cor. Second and 
St. Clair streets. 

E. T, Rempe — Wholesale dealer in Hosters celebra- 
ted beer. Office 185 Front street. 

Bellaire Brewing Co. — 703 Fifth street. 

Finlay Brewing Co. — Of Toleao (agency) Greene 
near Pike. 

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BRICK MAUFACTURERS. 

Acme Brick Co. — Norwood. 

T. Cisler & Son — E. Sixth. 

S. A. Palmer — (Agent.) 10 Mills Building. 

Sterling Brick Wor'^s — Eighth and Montgomery. 
BRIDGE AND FERRY CO. 

Ohia River Bridge and Ferry Co. — First Nat. Bank 
BIdg. 

BROKERAGE CO. 

American Hay and Grain Co. — E.st. about 1894. (F. 
L. Alexander, E. E. Finch.) Wholesale ship- 

pers of Hay, Grain and Mill Feed. Offices : 
Kooms 39-41 St. Clair Bldg., Fourth floor. 210- 
218 Putnam street. 

BROKERS. 

C. R. Richardson — Commercial broker. Office over 
175 Front street. Headquarters at 331 Fourth 
street, Pittsburg, Pa. 

Beendict & Kirtzer — Eoom 15 Dime Savings Bank 
Bldg. 

BROOM MANUFACTURERS. 

Marietta Broom Co. — Lord and Fearing. 

BUILDING AND LOAN COMPANIES. 

German Savings,' Bldg. and Loan Co. — 282 Front, 

Pioneer City Building and Loan Co. — 309 Second. 

Washington Co, Sav., Loan and Bldg. Association. — 
218 Putnam. 

Marietta Building and Savings Co. — 116 1-2 Put- 
nam.. 

BUSINESS COLLEGE. 

The Marietta Commercial College Co. — (Est. 1893,) 
M. A. Adams, prest. ; John M. Doan, Sec'y. and 
Treas. Day and Night Sessions. Teaches 
bookkeeping, short hand, typewriting, telegraphy, 
arithmetic, grammar, commercial law and railroad 
accounting. Occupies entire third floor of Col- 
onial block, 149-151-153 Front street. 

CAFES AND SALOONS. 

Manhattan Cafe — W. S. Fonts and Harry Troth, 

proprietors. 125 Front stret. 

The Gem Cafe — 185 Front street. 
The Annex, (Chas McCuidy) — 188 Front. 
Chas. Bailey — 106 Front. 
Bert Baum — 237 Second. 
Wm. Beck — 606 Warren. 
The Capitol — 123 Greene. 
H. J. Conrath — 110 Putnam. 
Cottage Cafe — 207 Ohio. 
C. W. Decker — 216 Putnam. 
A, W. Devol — 123 Putnam. 
A. v. Edmonds — 120 Maple. 
J. M. Hackett — 203 Second. 
Marietta Distillery — 219-221 Greene. 

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C. McParland— 294 Front. 

J. H. Hotter — 223 Second. 

G. E. Parker — 132 Greene. 

C. Pfaff. — 242 Front. 

Lou Pfaff — 242 Front. 

Roberts & Schmidt — 248 Front. 

Heniy Schlicher — 719 Third. 

L. C. Semon — 233 Greene. 

C. C. Thomas — 205 Maple. 

L. Wenzel — 112 S. Second. 

W. Withum — 292 Front. 

W. W. Wood — Greene and Second. 

R. E. Wyland — 111 Maple. 

Lowe & Shimp — AV. M. Lowe, D. M. Shimp. 
CARRIAGE AND WAGON MAKERS. 

Ed Blume's Carriage Wcrks — Est. 1898. Ed. A. 
Bill me, piopiietor. Carnage and Wagon maker 

and repairer. Rubber tires for all kinds of ve- 
hi le^-. Office and f^hops, 327 Fourth street. 

Th s. C. Bay — 217 Second. 

J. W. Kelly & Son — 133 Second. 

J. H. Oesterle — 207 Wooster. 

Wil'nng & Son — Fourth and Church. 
CEMENT BLOCKS. 

Peter J. Suit — Cement building blocks. Office in 
Bay block, 223-225 Second street! 

CHINA AND CROCKERY WARE. 

V. B. Hovey — First Est. 1884. Re-established 1903. 
Dealer in Fine Chinavare, Cut Glass, Bric-a- 
brac and Art Goods. 171 Front street. 

Mrs. E. C. H Iz — China Crockery and Glass ware. 
286 Front street. 

CHIROPODIST AND MANICURING. 

Mrs. W. T. Penwell — Est. 1901 — Chiropodist, mani- 
curing. Hair dressing, facial massage. 224 Put- 
nam street. 

CIGARS AND TOBACCOS. 

P. S'hlicher — Est. 1887. Dealer in Cigars, To- 

• baccos and all kinds of Smoker's supplies. 110 
Front street. (See manufacturers.) 

Scrtt & Ward — Est. 1900. (A. H. Scott, C. A. 
Ward.) Dealers in cigars, tobaccos, newspa- 

pers, magazines, stationejy. confectionery and 
post cards. Wakefield Hotel, Block 229 Put- 
nam street. 

Capt. Gallagher's F-rward Car — Est. Nov. 1, 1904. 
Cnpt. W. H. Gallaher. proprietor. Cigars, tobac- 
cos and smokers' supplies. 184 Front street. 

W, S. Fonts — 125 Front. 

C. Hutchins — 123 Front. 

T. McCune — 139 Front street. 

CLEANING AND PRESSING. 

Compressed Air Cleaning Co. — Established 1906. 
Walter W. Wood, proprietor. House and Office 

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cleaning by nse of Compressed Air. Absolutely 
Dustless method. All woik done without re- 

moving caipets or furniture from room or build- 
ing. Specialty of cleaning Carpets, Ruggets and 
Upholstered furniture. 133 Greene street. Beil 
telephone No. 256 J. 

Marietta Pressing Cvjmpany — Established 1899. G. 
H. Morse, pioprietor. Steam diy cleaning. La- 
dies' and gentlemen's Caiments cleaned, dyed 
pressed and lepaired. Diy Cleaning plant at 116 
Wooster street. Oilice 292 !^r->at <:v<yit. 

Union Pressing Co. — E. W. Glines, Mgr. Cloth- 
ing, Gloves, Hats, Tapestries, etc., cleaned and 
dyed. Dry Cleaning. 126 Greene street. 

A. S. Sayre — Cleaning and Pressing Ladies and 
Gentlemen's Garments. 141 Front street. 
CLOTHING AND GENTS FURNISHINGS. 

J. B. Alden — Dealer in Clothing for Men and Boys 
and Gentlemen's Furnishings. Trunks and Tra- 
veling Bags. 128 Putnam street. 

The Buckeye — J. A. Josephy, proprietor. Clothing 
for Men and Boys, and Gents' Furnishings, 200 
Front street. Corner Butler. 

D. R. Brothers & Co. — (See rurniture Dealers.) 
135 Front street. 

Cincinnati Clothing Co.- — -Freedman Bros., proprie- 
tois. Dealeis in Clothing, Hats and Gents' Fur- 
nishings. Cor. Fiont and Butler street. 

The Star Clothing House — -Established 1882. C. 
T. Mcllyar, Manager. Clothing and Furnishings. 
Occupying three floors; 6,000 square feet of floor 
space. 173 Front street. 

S. R. Van Metre & Co. — Est. 1870. (S. R. Van 
Metre, M. K. Wendelken, W. V. Van Metre.) 
Wholesale and retail clothieis and Mens Furnish- 
ings. 1 63 Front street. 

The World Clothing Co.— Established 1898. T. 
Schradzki, piopiietor. Mens' and Boys' outfit- 
ters. 108 Fiont street. 

COAL DEALERS. 

The C. & P. Coal Co.— Est. 1899. (L. T. Cisler, 
W. T. Peters.) Wholesale and retail dealers in. 
hard, soft and Smithing coal. Coal yards: West 
Marietta. Office and scales: 136 Second street. 

Pedeial Coal Co. — Thiid and Butler. 

Irving Kinnaiid — 415 Fort. 

West Side Coal Co. — 106 Maple. 

CONFECTIONERS. 
L. C. Braun — Fancy and home made confections. 

138 Front. 
P. S. Barrows — Home made candies. 232 Front 

W. W, Dixon & Son — Est. 1903. (S. B. Dixon.) 
Manufacturers of High Grade flavors and colors 
for confections. Ice cream. 508 Front street. 

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Brown-Hutchison Manufacturing Co. — Manufacturers 
and Wholesale dealeis in Confectioneiy. Offices 
and factory in Donnelly Block, 215 Second street. 

Jaccb Pfaff — Confectioneiy, candied fruits, etc. 112 
Putnam street. 

C. W. Schramm & Co. — Confections, Nuts and can- 
died fruits. 132 Putnam. 

CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS. 

Dickison, Beardsley & Foreman — 12 St. Clair Build 
ing. 

C. W. Dowling — 16 St. Clair Building. 
DELIVERIES. 

Merchants Delivery — Tiber Way. 

DEPARTMENT STORES. 

L, Gruber & Sans Co. — Est. July 1903. — (H. A., 
G. W., M. M., M. E. and S. A. Gruber). Incor- 
porated 1903. Wholesale and retail dealers and 
jobbers in diy goods, notions, gioceries, hard- 
ware, clothing, shoes, china, glassware, wall pa 
per, carpets, matting, oil cloth, linoleum, window 
shade, paints. Occupying 21,000 sq. feet of 

floor space. 157 Front street. 

A. H. Neptune — 10.5-107 Greene. 

Otto Bros. — 118-122 Putnam. 

A. C. Wilcox's Cash Store— Est. 1906. A. C. Wil 
cox, proprietor. Dealer in Groceries, Tobacco and 
Cigars, Clothing, Chinaware, Glassware, Granite 
ware, and Notions. Southeast Corner .Greene 
and Third streets. 

Wilccx Cash Store — Fort and Putnam. 
DENTISTS. 

Dr. J. A. Beiser — Dental Parlors and offices in 
Schimmel block. 254 Front street. 

Dr. Caldwell's Dental Parlcrs — Dr. G. H. Caldwell. 
Offices in Mills Building. Cor. Putnam and 

Second streets. Opp. Court House, 

Dr. C. S. Conner — 169 1-2 Front. 

Drs. Dye & Harness — 258 1-2 Front. 

Dr. E. L. Griffin — 304 Front. 

Dr. W. M. Hart— 123 Putnam. 

Dr. H. T. Holdren — Dentist. Office over 187 

Front street. 

Dr. A. Kingsbury — Est. 1897. Office and dental 
parlors. Room 30 St. Clair Bldg., third floor. 
Tel. 808-R. 216 Putnam street. 

Ohio Dental Co. — Dr. J. P. Becker, Dr. H. W. Mc- 
Closkey, Dr. T. A. Becker. Lady always in at 
tendance. Offices and parlors in Dime Savings 
Bank Bldg. 11-1-116 Fiont street. 

Dr. L. C. Shaw — 120 Putnam. 

Dr. T. S. Ward — 280 Front. 

DOG FANCIERS. 
Pride Kennels — (Est. 1901.) W. T. Buell, proprie 
tor. Breeder of choicest strains of English Point 

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ers and Bench Show Bull Terriers. Owner of 
"Champion Marietta Pride," winner of liftopn 
firsts. Fairview Heights. P. O. Address, Ma 
rietta, O. 

DRY GOODS. 

Peter Kunz — Established 1881. Dealers in Dry 
Goods, Notions and Ladies' and Childrens' furnish 
ings. 1G2 Front street. 

Chas. Jones & Son — Established 1869. Dry 

Goods and Notions. 172 Front street. 

Otto Bros. — (C. W. Otto, J. W. Otto.) Dry Goods 
and General department store. 118^120-122 

Putnam street. 

The Turner Ebinger Co. — Est. 1848. Dry Goods, 
Cloaks, Fuis and Ladies' Tailored Gowns. 165 
Front street. 

The Charles F. Henry Co. — (Originally established 
Januaiy 1st, 1900, as Rex, Henry & Co.) Chas. 
F. Heniy, president and general manager. In- 
corporated Jan. 1st, 1907. Dry Goods, Cloaks. 
Furs. Specialty of Highest Grade of Dress Good.^ 
Cloaks and Furs. No. 168 Front street. 

The Leader Store — (J. Katzenstein & Co.) Dry 
Goods and Millineiy, Cloaks, Ready to wear Suits 
for ladies. Portieres and curtains, 216, 218, 220 
Front street. 

The Prager St-re Co. — Established 1901. Morris 
Prager, president and general manager. Dry 
Goods and Notions. Jjadies', Misses' and chil 
drens' Ready-to-Wear Garments. 176 Front 

street. 

L. Gruber & Son. — (See Department Stores.) 157 
Front street. 

Dry Goods Sample Room — Est. 1901. Miss Han- 
nah Newman Sleigh, Representative for Jos Home 
and James McCreeiy, of Pittsburg; and Bogg^ 
& Buhl, of Allegheny. Sample room at 311 Put 
nam street. 

F. W. Vincent — Dry Goods, notions and Millinery. 
Cor. Marion and Third streets. 

J. L. Rech — Dry Goods and Millinery. Fourth 
street. Near Washington. 

DRUGGISTS. 

C. R. Buchanan — Maple and Oilman Ave. 

The Corner Drug Store — H. Fred Curtis, proprie- 
tor. Drugs, physicians' supplies, toilet articles, 
cigars, etc. Cor. Front and Putnam streets; 

Curtis & Hutchman — Established about 1840— (R. 
L. Curtis, W. M. Hutchman.) Drugs, Paints, 
Glass and Wall Paper. 113 Front street. 

J. W. Dysle & Co. — 128 Front street. 

The National Drug Co. — O. F. Dysle, Mgr. Pres- 
cription druggists. Toilet and Fancy articles — 
Cor. Second and Putnam street. 0pp. th? 
Court House. 

A. J. Richards Pharmacy — Established 1875. A. 

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J. Richards, proprietor. Dealer in pure diugs 
and prepaiatoiy medicines, toilet articles, etc. 104 
Front street. Next to First National Bank Bldg. 

W. S. Richardson — 127 Greene. 

W. H. Styer — 240 Front. 

The Union Drug Co. — Established Aug. 1902. (In- 
corporated.) W. S. Dye, prest. ; I. O. Alcorn, 
vice-president; W. F. Kaiser, Treasurer; A. J. 
Stevens, manager. Dealeis in diugs and news- 
papers, periodicals and magazines. 124 Putnam 
street. 

H. C. Vincent — Third and Marion. 

DYEING AND CLEANING. 

State Dye Works — C. E. Callander, proprietor. 249 
Second street in Mills Bldg. 

United States Steam Dye Works — J. S. Law, Mgr. 
Ill Butler street. 

EXPRESS COMPANIES. 

Adams Express Co. — Forwarders to all parts of tho 
United States, Canada and Mexico. Express 
Money Orders. J. B. Reuter, Agent, 149 Front 
street. 

United States Express Co. — Local manager, J. H 
Goss. Forwarders of all classes of express mat 
ter to all parts of the world. Express money 
orders, Travelers checks or letters of credit any 
where in the United States and in Paris and Lon 
don. Offices 193 Front street. 

Southern Express Co. — Forwarders to all parts of 
the United States, Canada and Mexico. Express 
Money Orders. J. B. Renter, Agent. 149 
Front street. 

ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. 

B. S. Sprague — Electric and blasting supplies and 
Electrical fixtxrres — lamps, etc. 136 Putnam St. 

FLORISTS. 
Dudley's — Second and Putnam. 
N. Kiger — High. Fair view Heights. 
A. Schoepen — Bellevue. Pairview Heights. 
J. W. Smith — ?,33 Fourth and Muskingum Pike. 
J. W, Smith — Florist. Down town salesroom 260 

Front street. 

FLOUR AND FEED. 
Bri:kwede & Co. — Est. 1903. (John T. Brickwede) 

Flour and Feed. Corner Foit and Lancast'.r 

streets. West Side. 

C. Hcpp — 105 Tliiid. 

P. Schlicher — 719 Third. 
W. Thorniley & Co. — 121 Putnam. 
FLOUR MILLS. 
Marietta Milling Co. — 107-109 Lancaster. 
Phoenix Mill Co. — Butler and Muskingum. 

FRUIT DEALERS. 
P. Gazzale & Co. — 104 Putnam. 

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Haddad Bros. — 205 Greene. 

Geo. Haddad — 8 Tiber Way. 

Magnuni & Co.— ^206 Putnam. 

Magnani & Co. — 112 Putnam. 

Maiietta Banana Co. — 100 Greene. 

Marietta Fruit Co. — Second and Greene. 

FURNITURE AND HOUSEFURNISHINGS. 

Baker & Uhrhane — Established 1899. (Benj. E. 

Baker, Frank J. Uhrhane.) Furniture, Car- 

pets, Rugs, Linoleums, etc. Occupying three 

floors, 134 Putnam street. 

D. R. Brothers & Co. — Est. 190.-). (L. Meister, 

D. W. Moorehead). Dealers in furniture, car- 
pets and full line of housefurnishings, stoves, 
chinaware, pictures, bric-a-biac, etc. Ladies' and 
Gentlemens' clothing, furs, etc. Largest install 
nient House in Southeastern Ohio. 135 Front 

Crawford & Allender— (J. C. Crawford, W. S. Al- 
lender.) Dealers in Furniture and Housefur- 

nishings. 303 Gilman avenue. West Side. 

H. Low-ther — Furniture Dealer and upholstery. 204 
Maple street. West Side. 

Ohio Installment Co. — (Wallach & Zimmerman, pro- 
prietors.) Dealers in Furniture and housefur- 
nishings, Carpets, Stoves, China and glassware. 
119-121 Greene street. 

Ohio Installment Co. — Wallach & Zimmerman, pro- 
prietors. Furniture and Carpets. 204 Front 

Sta .ley & Grass — (H. W. Stanley, Charles 
Grass.) Est. 1856 by John W. Stanley. Purchas- 
ed by Stanley & Grass, Jan. 1st, 1881. Furni- 
ture, Carpets, Rugs, Lace Curtains and Drapov- 
ies. Wall Paper and Window Shades 33,000 
square feet of floor space. -rhree floors. 166 
Front street. 

Wieser & Cawley — Established 1888. (George 

Wieser. Dan'l. B. Cawley.) Furniture, Carpets 

and Draperies. Occupying five floors, 18,7 50 

square feet floor space. 212-214 Pirtnam St. 

0pp. Court House. 

GAS COMPANY. 

The River Gas Co. — Est. 1893. F. L. Reed, Ag- 
ent. Offices in First National Bank Bldg. Cot. 
Front and Greene streets. 

GROCERIES. 

Abicht & Heslcp — Established 1903. (F. Abicht. 
T. A. Heslop.) Groceries, 616 Third street. 

Henry Aibrecht — Est. 1885. Groceries, provisions, 
flour, feed, grain; fresh and salt meats. 412 
Third street. 

Ba'^er & Miller — Est. 1901 — (Frank H. Baker, 
Frank H. Miller.) Groceries, flour, provisions, 

M. Ginsburg — Groceries. Cor. Fourth and Hart 
streets. 

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August Weber — Est. 1875. Groceries, Feed and 

seed. Corner Third and Scammel streets. 
L. Gruber & Sons — (See General Stores.) 15'J 

Front street. 
August G. Schmidt — Est. about 1875. Groceries, 

feed and notions. 310 Sixth street. 
Harry Gorrell — Est. 1887. Groceries and provis 

ions. 412 Washington street. 

etc., 501 Washington street. Cor. Fifth street. 
D. W. Rowland & Co. — Est. 1883-4. (Joseph 

Zoller.) Gioceries. 313 Greene street. 
A. C. Wilcox's Cash Store — Cor. Greene and Third 

streets. (See General Stores.) 
J. G. Willison — Cor, Third and Greene streets. 
C. D. Lyman — Est. 1893 — Groceries. 723 Fourth 

Mrs. N. A. Creighbaum — Est. 1870. 319 Greene 

C. A. Arend— 529 Sixth. 

A. R. Babb — 205 1-2 Maple. 

W. C. Becker — 518 Front. 

John M. Boyce — 706 Charles. 

G. W. Broughton — Greene and Poplar. 

J. Carr — Fouith and Marion. 

Cecil & Scott — 801 Third. 

City Grocery — 308 Montogmery. 

C. Closz — 214 S. Sixth. 
McPherson Bros. — 214 So. Sixth. 

D. G. Davis & Sons — Poplar and Greene. 
J. A. Davis, — 209 Gilman. 

F. E. Deaith — G26 Second streer. 
Mrs. D. Drumm — 707 Eighth. 

E. E. Edgell — 126 Maple. 
D. J. Farrel] — 617 Warren. 
Flanders & Smith — 114 Maple. 
S. E. Garrison — 510 Charles, 
Glendale Grocery — Putnam and Seventh. 
H. T. Glines — 313 Greene. 

R. P. Hamilton — 100 1-2 Seventh, 
C. B. Kimberly — 603 Putnam. 
W. H. Lorentz— 131 Greene, 
C. D. Lyman — 723 Fourth. 

G. W. Malone — 411 Pike. 

Marietta Grocery Co. — 201-203 Greene. 

Pfaff Bros. — 330 Franklin. 

Pioneer Grocery Co. — Thijd and Greene. 

Preston & Scott — 200 Gilman. 

A. J. Pngh — Front and Montgomery. 

W. A. Reed — 301 Gilman. 

M. Schad — Sixth and W^ooster. 

Fred Sfhafer — Fouith and Washington. 

H. Schlicher— 719 Thiid. 

J. R. Shankland — 733 E. Greene, 

A. Schwendpman — 306 Marion. 

C. A. Snider — Seventh and Warren. 

C. N. Stevens — 709 Wayne. 

D. F. Stottsberrj — 346 Pike. 
Chas. Turner — Fairview Heights. 

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J. F. Wehis & Sons — 288 Front. 
H. Wenzel — 312 Washington. 

S. Wendelken — 250 Front. 

GROCERS— WHOLESALE. 

C. L. Bailey Gioceiy Co. — Union St. and St. Clair 
Way. 

Eldridge-Higgins Co. — Second and Butler. 
HARDWARE. 

M. A. Kropp — General Hardware and Farming Im 
plements. lOo Putnam. 

Hall & Lirsk — Dealers in Hardware, paints, Oils and 
brushes. 119 Maple street, West Side. 

The Nye Hardware Co. — Dealers in General Hard- 
ware, Stoves, Ranges, Tirrware and Farming Im 
plements. 170 Front street. 

The Seyler Hardware Co. — Incorporated 1903. 
Wholesale and retail dealers in Hardware, House- 
furnishing Goods, Builders' Supplies, Farming 
Implements, etc. 158-160 Front street. 

H. P. Theis — Dealer in Hardware, Stoves, Tinware, 
etc. 12-1 Front street. 

The Union Hardware Co. — Est. 1897. Incorporated 
1903. B. T. Seyler, prest. and manager; L. D. 
Strofker, Sec'y. and Treasurer. Wholesale and 
retail dealers in Hardware, Stoves, Ranges, Farm- 
ing Implements, Tinw^are, Cutlery and Builders' 
Supplies of all kinds. 249-251 Second street and 
118-120-122 Union street. 0pp. Union Depot. 

HARNESS AND SADDLERY. 

F. H. Ebinger & Co. — 186 Front. 

W. E. Hill— 115 Greene. 

J. P. Palmer — 106 1-2 Second. 

L. Schafer — 14 Front. 

The Strecker Bros. Co. — 117-119 Putnam. 
HOTELS. 

Albion Hotel — Mrs. Geo. Chamberlain proprietor 
127-129 Maple street. 

The Bellevue — Established about 1891. The Belle 
vire Hotel Co., E. Brast, prest.; R. T, Stealey. 
Sec'y. and Treas. : E. E. McCormick, manager. 
Hotel eqiripped with every modern convenience : 
fifty-five rooms; five rooms with bath; steam heal 
ed; call service in every room. Five large sam- 
ple rooms. Bar in connection. Rates $2.00 to 
$3.00 a day. American plan. Corner Front and 
Greene streets. 

Hotel Wakefield — Erected 1900. C. A. Ward, pro- 
prietor. Fifty rooms, steam heat, free bath, all 
modern improvements. Rates $1.25 and $1.50 
Cor. Third and Putnam streets. Opposite Audi- 
torium. 

The N-rwood — Est. 3 900. O. M. Kolb. Frank Car- 
ter, proprietor. Newly equipped and remodeled. 
Cor. Second and Greene streots. End of the Par 
kersburg- Marietta car line. 

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St. Elmo Hotel — Established 1890. Chas. K. Nu- 
gent, piopiietor. Located on street car line, one 
block fiom Court House and Postotfice. Rates 
$1.00 and $1.2.5 per day. Second street. 

St. James Hotel — Established 18 — . S. J. Gard- 
ner, propiietor. Equipped with eveiy conven- 
ience for guests including modern baths. Rates 
$1.00 per day; $5.00 per week. Centrally lo- 
cated, cor. P) ont and Butler and Post streets. 

St. Charles — Ohio near Front. 

St. Cl.ud Hctel — 190-]92 Front. 

ICE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER. 

Crystal Ice ^'-r1 Pre-ervi-'a- Co. — 126 Third street. 
IRON AND SUPPLY CO.'S. 

The American Iron and Supply Co. — Est. 1898. In- 
corporated 1903. David Rabinovitz, president 
and general manager. Dealers in new and sec- 
ond-hand oil well supplies, casing, tubing, pipe, 
etc. Main offices: cor. Second and Greene Sts. 
Offices and yaids at 323 Ohio street, and yards at 
cor Six';?i and Wayne street. 

Buc'^eye Iron & Supply Co. — E. Beren, prest. ; Ike 
Ruby, vice prest. ; J. Beren, Sec'y. and Treas. ; 
Max Ruby, General Manager. Dealers in Iron 
and Second-hand Oil Well Supplies. Offices and 
salesrooms 109 Second street. 

INSTALLMENT HOUSES. 

D. R. Brothers & Co. — (See Furniture Dealers.) 135 
Front Street. 

Ohio Installmcit Co. — (See Furniture dealers.) 201 
Front and 119-121 Greene. 

INSURANCE AGENTS. 

J. W. Athey — Room 3, 218 Putnam. 

H. R. Buchanan — Est. 1901. General Insurance. 
Office in City Bldg. Cor. Third and Putnam 
streets. 

J. Clinton Crooks — Est. 1905. General agent for 
"National Life of Vermont," and "Central Acci- 
dent of Pittsburg." Office in Donnelly block, 217 
Second street. 

Beman A. Plumer — Established Jan. 1905. Fire, 
Life and Accident Insurance. Office 235 Second 
street. 

R. D. Cooke — Est. 1893. Fire, life, accident, platfi 
glass, Insurance; Surety bonds. Special Agent 
for the Germanic Fire Insuiance Company of 
New York. Office over Grimes Shoe Store. 159 
Front street. 

J. F. Hamilton — Insurance. Office: Room 17 St, 
Clair Bldg. Putnam street. 

Arthur G. Reed. — (Est. 1868.) General insuv 

ance and bonding. Office, 101 Putnam, Corner 
Fi ont street. 

Noll & Tisher — (Logan A. Noll, A. B. Tisher.) Fire 
Insurance. Offices: Rooms 53-54 First Nation- 
al Bank Bldg. Cor. Front and Greene streets. 

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R. A. Bail — Insurance. Room 4 Cook Building. 
Flanders Bros. — Second, and Putnam. 
C. J. Gardner — 2-2 St. Clair Building. 
Metr p litan Life Ins. Co. — 210 Front. 

B. B. Putnam — Room 4, Law Bldg. 
J. H. Weis — 278 Front. 

Cor. Putnam and Greene. 

JEWELERS. 
Blume's Jewelry St:re — Est. Sept. 1895. "The 

House of Quality." Chas. H. Blume, proprietor. 

2.8 Front street. 
L. L. Pedinghaus — Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, 

Biic-a-biac. etc. 187 Front street. 
A. B. Regnier — Est. 1817. Watches, Diamonds, 

Sterling Silver, Cut Glass, Fine Jewelry, . etc. 

Wntch repaiiing a specialty. 197 Front street. 

C. E. Tresch — Dealer in Watches, Clocks, Jewelry 
and Silverware. 268 Front street. 

J, Wittlig & Sons — Est. 1877. Diamonds, Watch- 
es, Clocks, Jewelry. Sterling Silver and cut 
glass. 208 Front street. 

T, McCune — Jeweler and Watch repairing 139 
Front Street. 

LAUNDRIES. 

Marietta Laundry Co. — G. C. Mohler, manager. Of- 
fice and Laundry at 205 Second street. 

The Pa-Zi Laundry Co. — Est. Aug. 1, 1900. Incor- 
porated 1903. H. N. Curtis, prest. ; L. A. 
Boomer, Sec'y. ; G. A. Palmer, Manager and 
Treasurer. General laundiy business, Carpet 
Cleaning and Rug manufacturing. 628 and 630 
Thii d street. 

United States Laundry Co. — Est. 1903. Wirt S. 
Dye, prest.; W. H. H. Jett, vice prest.; B. A. 
Plumer, secretaiy and treasurer. General Laun- 
dry woik. Cor. Gilman and Putnam streets. 

Family Steam Laundry — 718 Second. 

Union Hand Laundry — J. N. Eng'e, Mgr. 115 Maple. 

Chan Lee — 109 Butler. 

George On Yic''- — 309 Second. 

LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY. 

The Pari^ersburg, Marietta & Inter-Urban Railway 
Ci. — Oiftce 110 Greene street. Power House at 
Norwood. 

LIQUOR DEALERS. 

Mariteta Distillery Co. — C. E. Pape, Mgr. 217-219 
Gieene. 

Julius Urschel — 174 Front street. 

LIVERY AND TRANSFER. 
The City Transfer and Storage Co. — Est. 1894. In- 
corporated 1S98. City and Transient livery sta- 
bles. Wm. Blohm, manager: Louis Blohm, Sec- 
retary; R. L. Joy, Treasurer. 223 Second 
street. (New number 229 Second.) 0pp. Un- 
ion Depot. 

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The Marietta Transfer Co. — F. S. Turner, prest. ; 
Dr. H. L. Curtis, Sec'y. ; B. B. Putnam, Treas- 
urer; H. A. Worstell, manager. Transfer and 
Storage and geneial liveiybusiness. Bus and 

Baggage line to all trains. Office and Trans- 
fer building, 128-130 Second street. 

The City Transfer and Storage Co. — Established 
1894. Incorporated 1898. Wm. Blohm, mana- 
ger; Louis Blohm, Secretary; R. L. Joy, Treas- 
urer. Livery and Boarding Stable and Trans- 
fer and Storage. Offices, stables and storage 
building at 228 Third street. 

John R. Curry — 118 Second. 

D. Feiguson — 112 Third. 

P. C. Mugrage — 110 Second. 

Palace Livery Stable — 805 Fourtn. 

Woodford & Worstell — 113-115 Greene. 

LUMBER COMPANIES. 

The Dawes Lumber Co. — Established 1886. In- 
corporated 1900. H. M. Dawes, president; R. 
C. Dawes, vice president; J. W. Lansley, Secre- 
tary. Manufacturers and wholesale dealers in 
hardwood lumber. Offices: Rooms 51-52 First 
National Bank Building. Cor. Front and Greene 
strG6i"s 

Crescent Lumber Co. — (H. T. Chamberlain, W. T. 
Schnaufer.) Manufacturers of Hardwood Lum- 
ber. 13 7 Harmar Street, West Side. 

Rudd-Hayward Lumber Co. — Est. 1906. (P. M. 

Rudd, G. E. Hay ward.) Wholesale dealers in 
Haidwood Lumber. Office: Donnelly block, 217 
Second street. 

MANUFACTURERS. 

The Becker Mill Co. — -John H. Becker, prest.; D. 
R. Rood, Sec'y. and Treas. Manufacturers uf 
Wood work, and dealers in all kinds of Builders' 
Supplies. Lumber, Sash, Doors, etc. Office 

and woiks: Coiner Pike and Greene streets. 

The Brown-Hutchinson Co. — Est. 1902 — R. T. 

■ Brown, prest. ; M. W. Hutchinson, vice-prest. ; L. 
C. Metzner, Sec'y. ; Chas. W. Stewart, Treas. 
Manufacturing and Wholesale Confectioners, Nuts, 
Cigars, etc. 215 Second street. Donnelly Blck, 

The W. H. D. Chapin Pants Co. — W. A. Clark, man- 
ager. Manufacturers of Pants and Overhalls. 
Office and factory Butler street, between Third 
and Fourth streets. 

The Chief Medicine Co. — Established 1904. (A. 

J. Richards and O. D. Green,) Manufacturers of 
"Olala," or Wahoo Burdock, and other remedies. 
114 Front street, next to First National Bank 
Building. 

Forbes Diastase Co. — D. H. Buell, president and 
manager. Office and Factory on Union street. 

Glidden's French Remedy — Est. 1894. Manufac- 
tured by T. S. Glidden, sole proprietor, at 824 

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Front street, Marietta, Ohio. A blood remedy 
free from all opiates, mercury, or dangerous 
drugs. It is purely botanical, and is a positive 
cure for rheumatism, neuialgia, eczema, erysipelas, 
syphilis, and all blood diseases. Hundreds of 
testimonials of cures of chronic cases. All let- 
ters of inqxiiry promptly answered. Glidden's 
French Remedy is expressed to all parts of Nortb 
America. 

The Introstyle Novelty Co. — Est. 1901. Chas. O. 
Slack, prest. ; T. L. Riddle, vice prest. ; Chas. A, 
Waid, sec'y. ; A. H. Scott, treasurer and general 
manager. Manufacturers of the "Introstile," a 
patented appliance for door bottoms, the "O. K." 
Weather stiips for door bottoms; the "Triumph" 
Bed, Spiing and Cot, and the Diamond Bed 
Spiing. Offices and Factoiy at 307 Gilman av- 
enue. West Side. 

Leidecker Tocl Company — Est. 1891. L. D. Shy- 
rock, General Manager. Manufacturers of Oil, 
Gas and Artesian Well Supplies, the "Marietta 
Portable Drilling Machines," and Hydraulic Drill- 
ing Machines. Office and works: 119-127 Sec- 
ond street. 

The Marietta Paint & Color Co. — Est. 1897. C. S, 
Dana, prest. and treas. ; C. J. La Vallee, vice- 
prest. and sec'y.; Robert Walker, supt. Manu- 
facturers of Paste Wood Fillers, Stains and Sur- 
faceis. Prepared Paints, Superfine colors, et:. 

Offices and factoiy located at coiner of Fort and 
Wood street. West Side. 

The Marietta Manufacturing Co. — Est. 1880. Alia 
Winsor, president: W. T. Blake, treas. Manu- 
facturers of steamboat machinery, stoves and all 
kinds of Machineiy. Cor. Putnam and Fort 
street. 

Marietta Chair Co. — Est. 1856. John Mills, prest.; 
S. M. Thurlow, sec'y. Manufacturers of med- 
ium and High Grade Chairs and Rockers. Of- 
fices and Mills at coiner Sixth and Putnam Sts. 
Saw Mills at foot of Sacra Via street. 

The Marietta Bone and Phosphate Co. — Est. 1850. 
Incoipoiated 189;3. C. B. Giffen, prest. and 

manager. Manufacturers of Fertilizers, Tallow 

and Grease. Office and woiks at Mile Run, Ma- 
rietta, Ohio. 

The Marietta Mattress Machine Co. — Est. 1906. In- 
corporated 1906. C. Whitehill, prest. Chas. 
Sugden, Sec'y. ; Manufacturers mattress machine 
for filling mattresses. Works and office at Cor. 
Gilman avenue and Maple Streets, West Side. 

Marietta Fruit Package and Box Co. — Offices and 
Factory located at corner Wayne and Seventh 
street. 

The National Refining Co. — Refiners of crude Petro 
leum and manufacturers of Petroleum products. 
Office and works: Virginia street. West Side. 

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The National Table Mfg. Co. — Manufacturers of ex- 
tension, Libiaiy, Pailor, Office and Kitchen ta 
bles. Office and Factory at East Marietta. 

The A. T. Nye & Son Co. — Est. 1828. A. T. Nye, 
the Thiid, piosident and manager. Manufactur- 
ers of "Leader"' Stoves and Ranges. Offices and 
woiks at corner Ohio and Muskingum streets. 

The Ohio Valley Wagon Co. — Incorporated 1899. 
Manufacture! s of all grades of heavy vk^eight vi'a- 
gons. Factory and offices at Norwood. 

The Pattin Bros. Co. — Est. 1888 — Manufacturers of 
Gas Engines, Power Pumps and Pumping Powers. 
Foundry: Cor. Market and Harmar street, "West 
Side. The Job Department located at 110 S. 
Third street. Machine Shops and main office: 
126 Second Street. 

Peerless Chemical Cd. — Est. 1904. F. H. Baker, 
proprietor. Manufactirring Peerless Headachi.' 

Powders and Aseptic Pile Balm. Cor. Fifth and 
Washington streets. .501 Washington. 

The Quinlan Tube Gas Burner- -(Patent Pending.) 
P. J. Quinlan, manufacturer and inventor. A 
low pressure gas burner for boilers. Address 70 > 
Second street. Marietta, Ohio. 

The Register-Leader C^. — Manufacturers of paptr 
boxe'^. Seford street. Oposite Court House. 

J. P. Ridge — Builder and Manufacturer of Oil, Wa- 
ter and Gas Tanks and Conductors. Resetting 
a specialty. Main office with Producers Tor- 

pedo Co., Room 1, Colonial Block, 1^9 Front 
Street. Office and factory 730 East Greene St. 

The Safe Cabinet Co.— Geo. D. Shad, Gen'l. Man- 
ager. Offices and Works Union Street. 

P. SchHcher — Est. 1887. Manufacturers of the 
folloAving well knowrr brairds of cigars: "L'Montal- 
vo," "I;ittle Montalvo," "Perfectos," "Silver Lin- 
ing," "Gov. St. Clair," Havana Stogie "Gentle 
Puffs," Seed Stogies. Office, store and Factory, 
110 Front Street. 

The Star Roofing and Machine Co. — Est. 1902. H. 
E. Carleton, Mgr. Machine and Bicycle repair- 
ing. All kinds of Machine work. 209 Second St. 

The Star Roofing and Machine Co. — Est. 1902. H. 
E. Carleton, Mgr. Dealers in Hot Air Fur- 
naces, Roofing and sheet metal work. 209 Second 
f^ti e-t. 

The Strecker Bros. Company — Est. 1881. Incor 
porated 1900. C. F. Strecker, prest. ; B. F. 
Strecker, vice prest. and Treas. ; W. S. PIrrmer, 
Secretary; Manufactners of Harness, riding sad 
dies, collars, etc., and wholesale Jobbers in leath- 
er, hides, sheepskins, furs, tallow, and botanical 
roots; Saddlery, hardware and shoe store supplies. 
Mfiin factory (50.000 sq. feet floor space) at li7- 
119 Putnam street. Horse Collar factory (Est. 
1906.) Rear of Union Depot on Second and Union 
streets. The Company buys and uses three hun- 
dred tons of rye straw yearly. 

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The S. I. E. Paint Co.— Est. 1902. W. W. Bras^ 
ington, Sec'y. and Tieas. Manufacturers of 
Special Patented Roof Paint, Office and works: 
• cor. Seventh and Gi eene streets. ^ -^ r^ •;> 

The Sterling Oil Works— Est. 1902. F. W Crid- 
er Geneial Mannger. Refiners of Crude Petro- 
leum and manufacturers of High Grade Illuinm- 
ating. and Lubiicating oils. Office and works: 
at Mile Run, Marietta. « ^ ^ a 

The Stevens Organ and Piano Co.— Incorporated 
1892 D B Toipy, prest. : K. G. Highland, vice 
prest'; B. F. Strecker, sec'y.; C. R. Stevens. 
Treas. and Gen'l. Manager. Manufacturers of 
the Stevens Combination Reed-Pipe Organs and 
High Grade Pianos. Office and Factory located 
at 105 Gilman avenue. West Side. 
MACHINE SHOPS. 
Cline Bros. — Thiid and Butler. 
The Pattin Bros. Cd. — 224-226 Second. 
G. Salzman — 225 Ohio. 
Star Machine Co. — 209 Second. 

MANTELS, TILES AND GRATES. 
Marietta Mantel Wr'^s — 129 ?^ancaster. 
H. A, Wagner — "The Marietta Mantel Man," Est. 
1F90, Mantels, Tiles and Grates. Picture 
Mouldings, Fianies and Mirrors. Photographic 
supplies. 402 Thii d street. 

MEAT MARKETS. 
Hess & Hess— Established 1885. (Chas. Hess, 

Sr., Chas. Hess, Jr.) Fresh and smoked meats. 
Poultiy, etc. 716 Fourth street. 
Herman Jahn — Est. 1881. Fresh, salt and smoked 
ments. Poiiltiy nnd Oysters. 284 Front street. 
Scammel Street Meat Marl^et — Est. 1900. Jas. 
Yonng, proprietor. 217 Scammel street. 

F. Weber — 122 Front. 

Fin'-el & Kuntz — 416 Washington street 
John Bules — 203 Montgomeiy. 
Campbell & Klein — 211 Greene. 

C. W. Conrath — 7 6G Greene. 
McPherson Bros. — 517 Warren. 
Spirdler Br^s. — 225 Greene. 

D. F. St ttsbery — 3!6 Pike. 

G, Trier — "09 Warren. 
Youngs — 217 Scammel. 

MEN'S FURNISHINGS. 

The W. A. Snffen C^. — ("Est. 1876.) Walter A. 
Sniffen, prest.; W. T. Hastings, Sec'y. and Treas. 
Men's Hats and Fumishings, Trunks, Traveling 
Eng'5, etc. 155 Fiovt street. 

Kn-x & Herzer — Est. 1900. Furnishings and Hat- 
ter for Men. 181 Front street. 

Wark Bros. — Wark Bldg. Cor. Third and Marion 
MERCHANDISE BROKERS. 

Sprague & Fry — Merchandise brokers and manufac- 

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turers agents. Also Agent for Pacific Coust 

Borax Co., Office in Donnelly Block, 215-217 Sec- 
ond street. 

MILLINERY. 

Mrs. Lena Anthony — 145 Front. 

A. Garrity — 258 Front. 

Mrs. C. Greenway — 276 Front. 

L. & K. Hannen — 2 62 Front. 

A. B. Henning — 226 Front. 

Mrs. L. N. Mason — 116 Maple. 

F. W. Vincent — Thiid and Marion. 

Vincent's Millinery Store— 125 Putnam St. 

Miss Julia Peters — 154 Front St. 
MONUMENTS. 

McLaren & Wommer — (Wm. L. McLaren, F. W. 
Wommer.) Manufacturers and designers of Mon- 
uments in marble and granite. 122 Putnam 
Street. 

Meisenhelder & Leonhart — Est. 1870. (Chas. 

Meisenhelder, L. A. Leonhart.) Dealers in and 
manufacturers of Monuments and statutary. Of- 
fice and works at 103 Putnam street. 

MUSIC DEALERS. 

Stevens Organ & Piano Co. — Dealers in Pianos and 
Oigans; Musical instruments of all kinds; sheet 
music. 12 7 Putnam. 

John Schneider — Dealer in Pianos and organs. Mus- 
ical instruments, sheet music, pictures and frames, 
and art goods. Complete line of music records. 
252 Front street. 

J. W. McCollum — Musical Instruments and talk- 
ing machines — 115 Fiont street. 

NEWSPAPERS. 

The Journal — Published eveiy evening except Sun 
day by The Journal Company at No. 217 Second 
street, in the Donnelly Block. The Weekly 
Journal is issued on Thursday. Dr. O. A. Lam- 
bert, Pres.; H. B. Coen, Vice Pres. ; O. P. Hyde, 
Secy, and Treas. 

The Register-Leader. — Published every evening ex- 
cept Sunday by The Register-Leader Co., at No. 
311 Second street, opposite Court House. Weekly 
issue on Thursday. W. H. 11. Jett, president; 
J. Harry McClure, secretaiy-treasnrer ; A. D. Al- 
derman, Editor-Manager; D. R. Gerken, assistant 
manager. L. N. Harness, Associate editor. 

The Times — Est. 1864. Benj. J. McKinney, pro- 
prietor. Published every evening except Sun- 
day; Weekly Times published every Wednesday, 
at 132 Front street. 

OIL AND GAS COMPANIES. 

Clark Oil Co. — 28 St. Clair Bldg. 

Crescent Oil Co. — 114 S. Third. 

Cumberland Oil Co. — 7 St. Clair Building. 

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Empire Oil Co. — 159 Front. 

HenodtifiOi) Oil Co. — 110 1-2 Greene. 

Henne, Millikin & Co. — Est. 1904. John F, Milli- 
kin, Mjin;igei. Office: Room 15 St. Clair Bldg. 

Te.iimse); 0-' oini Gas Co. — 305 Second. 

Tibbens & Withingt^n — Est. 1903. (C. G. Tib- 

l-ns., (t. II Withington.) Oil business. Of- 
fice: Room 33, Fourth floor, St. Clair Bldg. 216- 
218 P'Ui.cm 'trecx 

Tide Oil & Gas Co.— 23 St. Clair Bldg. 

Permian Gas Co. — George White. Office: Room 
9 St. Clair Bldg. 

Producers and Refiners Oil Co. — 20 St. Clair Build- 
ing 

Pure Oil Co. — Est. 1904. A. M. Hunter, Asst. 
Supt. Ohio Division. Office: 20 St. Clair Bldg. 

Sfandnrd Oil Co. — Clinton Stroct. 

OIL MAPS. 
John S. Booher — Maker of blue prints and oil maps, 
119 Front street, up stairs. 

OIL WELL SUPPLIES. 

Crescent Supply Co. — Est. 1896. (W. T. Schnauf- 
er, H. T. Chamberlain.) Lubricating oils. Mill 
and Factoiy Supplies. 137 Haimar street, West 
Sid-. 

Oil Well Supply Co. — Established about 1886. Jno. 
Eaton, picsident, Pittsbuig, Pa.; Lewis Brown, 
Treasurer, Pittsburg, Pa. ; Lewis C. Sands, Sec- 
retary, Pittsbuig, Pa. N. H. Booth, local man- 
ager. Dealers in Oil Well Supplies, tubing, cas- 
ing, line, steam, and drive pipe. Store at 1^9 
Front street. Machine Shops and yards Third 
and Eutkr streets. 

The National Supply Co. — Est. about 1895; Wm, 
Hardee, prest.; Wm. C. Hillman, first vice prest., 
Jas. H. Barr, second vice prest. ; Edwin B. Kiitg, 
Treasurer; Chas. W. Piatt, Sec'y. ; Rolland J. 
Free, asst. Sec'y- and Treas. Main offices at 
lolodo and Pittsburg. Marietta branch store, 
134 Second street. Geo. H. Cann, manager. 

Pattin Bros. Co. — .Job. Dept., Thiid, near Ohio. 

Frick and Lindsay Co. — 231 Second. 

J. C. Immel — 223 Ohio. 

Leidecker Tool Co. — 119-125 Second, 

W. T. Penwell — 126 Putnam. 

Toledo National Supply Co. — Seventh and Greene. 

Joseph Reid Gas Engine Co. — 231 Second streets. 

OPTICIANS. 
Josephine J. Nixon — Optician. 268 Front street. 
A. B. Reginer — 197 Fiont street. (See Jewelers.) 
L. L. Pedinghaus — Specialty of fitting glasses to 

suit the eyes. IS*' Fiont street. (See Jew- 

derr,.) 
J. Wittlig & Sons — 208 Front. 

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PAINTS AND WALL PAPER. 
The Marietta Paint & Color Co. — C. F. Dabold. 
Mgr. Complete lines of Prepared paints. Sur- 
faces and Coaters, anl all Painters' Supplies. Wall 
paper. 182 Front street. 

D. I. Paint Co.— (Est. 1898.) D. P. Davis, prest 
and general manager. Dealer in black and red 
roof paints, and asphalt roofing. Wall paper 
and ready-mixpd nni'its. 147 Front street. 

PICTURES AND FRAMES. 

Clogston Art Galleiy — 2,0 Front street. 

John Sneider — 252 Front street. 

H. A. Wagner — -102 Thiid street. 
PHOTOGRAPHERS. 

Brigham's Studio — Est. 1901. W. H. BrighaWv, 
piopiietor. Maker of Swell portraits. 202 
Front street. Cor. P.utler street. 

Crescent Photo. Co. — Est. 1897. (A. J. Gage, J. 
C. Breesh.) Photogiaphs, medallions, photo but- 
tons. Pictures enlaiged. 187 Front street- 
Up stairs. 

Clogbtjn's Art Studio — Est. 1903. Miss Helen 
Clogston, piopiietor. High class portraiture and 
Coir.meicial woik. Dealer in picture frames and 
Kodaks. 230 Front stieet. 

H. P. Fischer — Photogiapher, and dealer in Photo- 
giaphic Supplies. Maker of the famous "Fischer 
Post Cards." Office and Studio, 246 Front 

E. G. Fleming — Geneial photo work. Gallery cor. 
Post and Butler streets. 

F. O. Fowler — Photogiaphic portraiture a specialty. 
290 Front stieet. 

S. L. Peddinghaus — Dealer in Koaks and all photo- 
giaphic supplies for the professional or the ama- 
teur. 187 Front street. (See Jewelers.) 

War'^ Art Studio — Est. (1903.) (W. S. and T. 

W. Walk.) Photogiapheis and dealers in pic- 

tuie flames. Waik Eldg., Cor. Thiid and Ma 
rion. 

PHYSICIANS. 

Dr. O. A. Lambert — Physician and Surgeon. Office 
in Waid-Nichois Bkk. 24 3 Second street. 

Dr. R. T. Ciflcr — Dentist — Officee: Room 12 Ward 
Ni'-hols Blck. 2ir! Second st-eet. 

Dr. A. C. Fleming — Est. 1901. Physician and Sur- 
geon. Office and Residence: 821 Second street. 

Dr. E. H. Boyes — Est. 1901. Osteopathic Physi- 
cian. "A system of diugless healing by which, 
a practitioner through a thoiough knowledge of 
anatomy and physiology, and by appropriate 
• manipulations adjusts stiucture, so that nature 
can lestoie noimal conditions of functions of the 
body." Office 222 Putnam street. 

Dr. C. A. Gallagher — Est. 1895. (Occulist.) Of- 
fices: Rooms 10 and 11 Law Bldg. 218 Putnam 
street. 

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Dr. J. D. Parr — Office Rooms 7 and 8 Law Bldg. 
218 Putnam street. 

Dr. F. S. McGee— Office in Hildreth Bldg. 213 
Putnam stieet. 

A. Howard Smith — Physician and Surgeon. Of- 
fices: Rooms 24-26 St. Clair Bldg. 

R. W. Athey — 302 Fioiit. 

C. B. Ballard — 205 Scammel. 

J. B-hl— 212 xMaple. 

L. H. Cisler — 317 Fourth. 

S. A. Cunningham — -13-44 First Nat. Bank Bldg. 

H, E. Curtis — 314 Second. 

H. N. Curtis — 314 Second. 

W. R. Dabney — 282 Fiont. 

J. W, D naldson — 225 Putnam. 

C. W. Eddy — 304 Front. 

C. S. Hart — 306 Putnam. 

R. B. Hart, Jr. — 225 Gilman. 

Sam Hart— 102 Putnam. 

E. W. Hill— 258 1-2 Front. 

E. W. Le Fever — Front and Butler. 
McClure & McClure — 310 Second Street. 

F. E. McKim — 323 Second. 

H. W. McLaughlin — Putnam and Gilman. 

VV. S. Ross — 312 Fifth. 

C. R. Sloan — 328 Second street, 

E. Sloan— 217 Pouith. 

C. H. Smith — Cor. Fourth and Scammel. 

W. C. Waxier — 324 Franklin. 

O. M. Willis — 112 Putnam. 

PIPE LINES. 

The BucVeye Pipe Line Co. — Macksburg Division. 
Established about 18S5. Incorporated 1902. 
Tianspoilation and receiving of ciude petroleum. 
W. D. Jacobs, Supt. ; Thos. B. Green, dist. fore- 
man; D T. McEvoy, cashier; A. M. Cunningham, 
cleik; Miss Coia I. Hogan, stenographer ani 
cleik. Main Offices: Thiid floor First National 
Bank Bldg., Cor. Front and Greene streets. 

The Buckeye Pipe Line Co. — Mac'^-sburg Division. — 
Right-of-way Department. C. F. McCrum, man- 
ager. Office: Fouith floor First National Bank 
Bldg. Cor. Front and Greene streets. 

The Buckeye Pipe Line Co. — Macksburg Division — 
Telegiaph Dopaitniont. F. W. Soloman, Man- 
ager. Offices: Third floor First National Bank 
building. Cor. Front and Greene streets. 

The Buckeye Pipe Line Co. — Macksburg Division.— 
Inventory Depaitment. F. W. Callanan, man- 

ager. Office, fourth floor, First National Bank 
Building. Cor. Front and Greene streets. 

The Buckeye Pipe Line Co. — Macksburg Division — 
Tar.k Guaging Department. J. J. Moroney, 
Supt. Office: Fouith floor. First National Bank 
Bldg. Cor. Front and Greene streets. 

The Buckeye Pipe Line Co. — Joseph Seep Purchas- 
ing Agency — C. F. Speary, agent. Office: Third 

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floor, First National Bank Buiding. Cor. Front 
and Greene streets. 

The Eure''-a Pipe Line Co. — Est. 1890. Incorpor 
ated 1890. Transportation of oil. W. D. Ja- 
cobs, Supt. ; T. L. Magee, foreman. Offices: 
third floor First National Bank Bldg. Cor. Front 
and Greene. 

PLUMBERS. 

G. A. Stanfield — Est. April 1894. Plumbing, gas, 
steam and hot water fitting. Dealer in chandel- 
iers, gas fixtures, bumeis, globes, mantehj, etc 
Plumbing appliances. 129 Putnam street. 

Metcalf Brothers — (E. W. Metcalf, W. A. Metfalf.) 
Phimbers, Gas and steam fitters and plumbing 
supplies. Chandeliers, hangers, globes, mantels, 

brackets, etc. Old number 233. Second. (New 
Number 2^3 Second street.) 

Hyde & Peters — Est. Mch. 1906. . (Earl Hyde, 
Henry W. Peters.) Plumbing, steam and hot 

water heating; electrical work; electric plating. 
Ill Front street. 

POULTRY. 

J. H. Edgerton — Est. 1904. Poultry, eggs and 
Butter. Cor. Foit and Lancaster streets. West 
Side. 

Marietta Poultry Co. — (C. B. Rowland, Chas. 
Campbell.) Poultry, Game and Oysters — 12s) 
Front street. 

POULTRY FANCIERS. 

Ohio Valley Poultry Association — (Member Ameri- 
can Poultry Association.) W. T. Buell, cor. Sec. 
Marietta, Ohio. 

W. T. Buell — (Est. 1901.) Breeder of White 
Wyandottes and Barred Plj^mouth Rocks. Post- 

POWER FARM MACHINERY. 

The Ruber Manufacturing Co. — V. Stegner, man- 
ager. Threshing Machines, Hay Rakes, Clover 
Hullers, Saw Mills, Hay Presses, Corn Huskers. 
etc. Offices and salesrooms in Bay Block, 223 
Second street. 

PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS. 

The Times — General Job Printers. (See Newspa- 
pers.) 132 Front street. 

The Register-Leader Co.- — General printers and book- 
binders. Manufactureis of all kinds of Blank 
Books. No. 311 Second cireet, opp. Court 
House. (See newspapers.) 

Iterat:r Printing Co. — City Building, cor. Front 
and Bv'llev ^t^eets. 

The S. A. Mulli''in Co. — Est. 1903. Incorporated 
1906. S. A. Mullikin, prest. ; W. H. Boone, 
vice prest. ; G. N. Trapp, Sec'y. ; Book publish- 
ers, printers, stationers. 214 Putnam street. 
St. Clair Bldg. 

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Iterater Printing Co. — City Building. Cor. Front 
and Butler street. 

PRODUCE AND FRUITS. 
J. H. Edgerton — 613 Fort. 
Thcrniley Bros. — 207 Second. 
W. Thorniley & Co. — 121 Putnam. 

RAILROADS. 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad — Newark Division — Gen- 
eral Passenger Agent, B. N. Austin, Chicago. Trav- 
eling Passenger Agent, J. McC. Martin, Parkers- 
eling Passenger Agent, J. McC. Martin, Parkers- 
buig. General Superintendent, W. C. Lore, 
Wheeling, W. Va. Division ^leadquarters at 
Newaik, Ohio — Division Superintendent, J. F. 
Irwin; Trainmaster, J. P, Fitzgerald; Division 
Opeiator, H. S. Fordyce; Car Distributor, R. L. 
Aimstiong; Division Enginer, H. B. Dick; Master 
Mechanic, G. J. DeVilbess. At Zanesville — Gen- 
eial Foieman, J. T. Tourney; Master Carpenter, 
E. C. Zinsmeister; Assistant Real Estate Agent, 
T. J. Fiazier. Division Freight Agent, A. J. 
Anderson, Columbus, Ohio ; Division Passenger 
Agent, D. S. Wilder, Columbus, O. ; Division 
Counsel, F. A. Durban, Zanesville, O. ; Local 
Counsel, A. D. Follett, Marietta, Ohio; Local Tic- 
ket Agent, G. M. Payne, Marietta, Ohio; Local 
Freight Agent, A. H. Snyder, Marietta. Local 
offices in Union Depot. 

Baltimore & Ohio Railroad — Ohio River Division — 
General Passenger Agent, C. W^. Bassett, Balti- 
more, Md; Traveling Passenger Agent, J. McC. 
Ma} tin, Parkersbuig, W. Va.; General Superin- 
tendent, W. C. Lore, W^heeling, W. Va. ; Divis- 
ion headquarters at Paikersbuig, W. Va. ; C. E. 
Bryan, Division Supeiintendent ; Fred Fowler, 
division freight agent ; F. C. Casper, chief train 
dispatcher; J. F. Kefgan, chief tiain master; F. O. 
Higgins, chief car distiibutor; E. B. Fithin, chief 
engineer. Local Tiiket and Freight Agent, at 
Williamstown, W. Va., O. E. Gray. Williams- 
town depots at end of Ohio River bridge. 

Marietta, Columbus & Cleveland Railroad — Offices 
in Union Depot. J. T. Blair, president; A. H, 
Blair, Sec'y. and Treas. ; B. R; Petriken, audi- 
tor: P. M. Seymour, general freight and pass- 
enger agent; J. C. Riddell, general sirperintend- 
ent; M. T. Seymour, car accountant and train 
master: J. E. Irvin, Master Mechanic; S. D, Bra- 
dy, chief engineer; C. R. Huffman, road master. 
Offices in Union Depot Building, 250 

Second street. 

Pennsylvania Railroad Company — Marietta Division 
— Sam'l. Jloody, Gen. Pass. Agt., Pittsburg, Pa.; 
Division Headquaiters at Cambridge, O. ; F. J. 
Kron, Div. Supt. ; D. W. Triem, Trainmaster and 
road foreman of engineers; H. A. French, Dist. 

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Pass, Agt. Local Ticket an<i Freight offices h* 
corner Second and Butler streets. W, C^ Ad 
ams, local Ticket and Freight Agent. 
STREET RAILWAY AND ELECTRIC LINES. 

The Parkersburg, Marietta & Interurban Railway 
Co. — C. H. Shattuck, President and General 
Manager with offices in Citizens National Bank 
Building, Paikersburg, W. Va. ; C. C. Martin, 
first vice-president and treasurer, Parkersburg, W. 
Va. ; W. W. Van Winkle, Secretaiy, Paikersburg; 
W. W. Mills, second-vice president, Marietta, O.; 
Local offices of Company at 110 Greene street, 
street car barns at Norwood. 

R. R. TICKET OFFICES. 

B. & O. Ticket and Transfer Office — First Nat. Bank 
Building. 

REAL ESTATE. 

G. B. Sunderland — Real Estate, Loans and Insur- 
*ince. Office: Room 4 Law Building. Putnam 
street. 

Miss Maggie Cawley — Est. Mch. 1905. Farm and 
City property for sale, oil; gas, coal and timber 
lands. Money to loan. Offices 187 Front St., 
opp. St. Cloud Hotel, 

S. A. Cjffman — 6 Mills Building. 

Flanders Bros. — Second and Putnam. 

A. L. Gra:ey — ^Putnam and Piont. 
M. H. Hart — 102 Putnam. 

F. Panhorst — Room 4 Ward-Nichols Block. 
I. B. Phillips — 101 Putnam. 

B. B. Putnam — Insurance and Loans. Offices: Rooms 
4-5-6 Law Bldg. 218 Putnam street. 

J. W. Beyers — Offices: Room 4 Law Bldg. 218 
Putnam street. 

Sam J. Dailey — Real estate and oil property. 119 
Front stieet, upstniis. 

The St. Clair Company — Established 1901. W. J. 
Cramm, manager. Office: Room 46, fourth 
floor, St. Clair Bldg. 210-218 Putnam street. 

P. J. Donnelly — Dealer in real estate and oil pro- 
ducer. Office in Donnelly Block, 215-217 Sec- 
ond street. (.New Numbers.) 

J. A. Plumer & Sons — Est. 1885. (Beman A. 

Plumer, S. H. Plumer.) Farms and city prop- 
erties and oil lands. Offices 23 5 Second street. 

J. H. Riley — Real Estate — No. 1 Tiber Way. 

B. F. Wood — Dealer in Real Estate. Cor. Front 
and Butler streets. Room 6, Wood Block. 

RESTAURANTS. 

Braun's Restaurant — L. C. Braun, proprietor. Ev- 
erything modern and finest service. 138 Front 
street. 

Unic^n Depot Restaurant — Margaret Morrell, pro- 
prietor. Open day and night. In Union De- 
pot. 250 Second street. 

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The Model Restaurant — Est. 1906. Carl Wheelor, 

piopiietor. 290 Front street. 
A. E. Covey — 102 Greene. 
Palmer's Restatiiant — 121 Greene. 
Pfoneer Restaurant — 205 Ohio. 
People's Restaurant — 130 Greene. 
H. W. Smith— 232 Front. 
City Lunch Room — 217 Second. 

SHOE DEALERS. 

The Grimes Sho." Co. — (Est. 1891.) Incorporated 
W. R. Grimes, prest., tieasurer and general man- 
ager. Fine footwear for men, women and chil- 
dien. 159 Fiont street. 

The Family Shoe Stjre — Est. 1844. C. W. James, 
piopiietor. Exclusive lines of fine shoes for 

men, women and children. 167 Front street. 

Tomes Bros. — J. H. Tornes, F. E. Tornes.) Deal 
eis in fine shoes, rublaeis, etc, for men, women 
and children. 113 Maple street. West Side. 

Wark Sh:e Co.— Est. 1903. (W. S. and T. W. 
Walk.) Dealers in Shoes and Gents' furnishiga,. 
Walk bldg.. Cor. Thiid and Marion. 

Thais Shoe Co. — Estahlished about 1846. J. J. 
Theis, proprietor. Men's, women's, and chil- 

d^'Mi's shoL's. 120 Putnam street. 

J. Bici^ert — 146 Front. 

O. S. Creighton — 19 4 Front. 

J. Evin — 125 Greene. 

Fischer & Vol'«-wein — 246 Front. 

J. Gephart — 26 I Front. 

'H. Kestermeier — 274 Front. 

J. Schimmel — 254 Front. 

F. Eppler — 333 Third. 

Goodman's — Third and Marion. 

SHOE REPAIRING. 
Tcrnes Bros. — (See Shoe Dealers.) 113 Maple St. 

West Side. 

D. Brokenshire — Shoe repairing. 219 Second St- 

SIGN AND CARRIAGE PAINTERS. 

0. p. Little — Makes signs of every description. 136 
Piont street. 'Phone 361. 

Fred Capes — Painter, designer and secorator, in oil 
and water colors. Sign writer. At St. James 
Hotel. Cor. Fi ont, Butler and Post streets. 

E. A. Blume — 325 1-2 Fourth. 
O. P. Little— 12 7 Front. 

E. E. McLean — 118 Greene. 

SPECIALTY COMPANIES. 
Standard Specialty Co. — Offices: Room 37 St. Clair 
. Bldg. 
Jjrlobe Specialty Co. — Cor. Maple and Gilman av 

, enue. West Side. 
J ■ STEAMBOAT AGENTS. 

Hornbrook & Best — (Phil Hornbrook, J. Henry 

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Best,) Proprietors of Wharfboat and General 
Steambofit Agents. Offices at Wharfboat, at the 
city wharf, foot of Second street. 

STOCKS AND BONDS. 

Beman A, Plumer — Established 1902. Dealer m 

Stocks and Bonds. 235 Second street. 
STONE COMPANIES AND CONTRACTORS. 

Cement Block & Supply Co. — Lord and Elm. 

Clevelnad St-ne Co. — 11 St. Clair Building. 

Conner & Battersby — 16 St. Clair Building. 

Marietta Stone Co. — Mile Fun. 
TAILORS. 

Wm. J. Schafer — Est. 1893. Custom .tailoring, 
181 Front Street. 

Marietta Pressing Company — G. H. Morse, propri- 
etor. 292 Fiont street. 

W. A. Judd — Merchant Tailor, Designer and Mak 
er. 171 1-2 Fi ont street. 

Hamilton & Heidrick — Est. 1884. (O. K. Hamil- 
ton. A. R. Heidrick.) "The Leading Merchant 
Tailors." 150 Front street. 

C. W. Clark — 288 Front. 

T. H. Hest n — 9 Tiber Way. 

Mann & Merydith — 208 Front. 

S. 0--5:ar — (Lfidies',) 117 Front. 

P. Vol! — 105 Butler. 

TANNERY. 

Jacob Brand — Est. about 1880 — Office and Tannery- 
located at intersection of Front and Second Sts. 

TEA COMPANY. 

The Atlantic Tea Co. — Est. Jas. Henderson, 

Jns. McCann, Wheeling, W. Va.; Dealers in Teas, 
Coffees, Spices and imperishable groceries. Lo- 
cal manager, Miss Viva Austin, 179 Front street. 

TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. 
Western Unicn Telegraph Co. — Branch Office: in 

lobby of St. Clair Building — Mrs. C. A. Campbell, 

Mnnager. 21 « Putnam street. 
Western Union Telegraph Co. — Main Office: J-iO 

Front street. Haiiy L. Clark, Mgr. 

TELEPHONE COMPANIES. 
The Central District and Printing Telegraph Co. -- 

Est. 18=^6. General Offices at Pittsburg, Pa. C. 

C. Collins, manager local offices. 308 Putnam 

flreet 
Marietta Telephone Co. — Offices and Central Station 

at 2-^?. Iivont street 
TORPEDOES— NITRO-GLYCERIN EXPLOSIVE.?. 
The Producers Tcrpedo Company — (Est. 1901.) — 

Incorporated — J. A. McCorraick, prest. ; C. S. 

Blakeslee, vice-prest. ; A. J. Barry, manager. Main 

office: Room 1, Colonial Block, Marietta, Ohio. 

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Fartory located at Macksburg, Ohio. Branch of- 
fices : St. Marys, W. Va. ; Salem, W. Va. ; Spen- 
cor, W. Va.: Elizabeth, W. Va. ; Pennsboro, W. 
Va. ; Woodsfield, Ohio; Macksburg, Ohio; Lebau- 
on. Ohio: Otsego, Ohio; Hampton, Ky. 

Marietta Torpedo Co. — N. Francis, president. Of- 
fices: Rooms 6, 7, 8, St. Clair Building. Put- 
nam street. 

UNDERTAKERS. 

Wieser & Cawley — Established 1888. (George 

Wieser. Dan'l. B. Cawley.) Undertaking :in1 

embalming. Chapel and morgue in connection 
with undertaking establishment. Ambulance ser- 
vice. 212-214 Putnam street, opp. Court House. 

J. W. Doudna — Funeral Director and Embalmer. 
Lady attendant when desired. No. 5 Tiber Way. 

O. J. Fuller — Funeral Director and Embalmer. Am- 
bulance service. 315 Second street. (5 doors 
above Court House.) 

UPHOLSTERERS. 

Ba^er & Uhrhane — (Benj. J. Baker, Frank J. Uhr- 
hane.) 134 Putnam street. (See Furniture.) 

E. W. Sprague & Co. — Upholstering and fine cabi- 
net woik and finishing. In Forbes Diastase Bldg. 
Rear of Union D^pot. 

Crawford & Allender — 303 Gilman. 

Ormiston & Co. — 102 S. Fouith street. 
VARIETY STORES. 

Chas. W. Clogston — Ninety-nine cent store. 129 
Greene street. 

Five and Ten Cent Store — 236 Front street. 

M-s. C Detzel — Notions. 117 Manle street. 

The Fair Cash Store — Est. 1903 — Joseph A. Web- 
er, Mgr. Racket Store. Toys, Novelties, Tin- 
V me. Granite ware, etc. c'omer Thud and 
Bcammel streets. 

VETERINARY SURGEONS. 

W. D. Garratt — Veterinary Surgeon. Operative 

Suigery and Dentistry a specialty. Office 110 

South Third street. 

G. W. Wendel''-en — 606 Washington. 

J. P. Wiley— 134 Second. 



VILLIAHSTOWN DIRECTORY 

J. F. Foreman — Architect. Victoria Avenue. 

Williamstown National Bank — A. • T. Henderson, 
Brest.; G. W. Hunter, Cashier. Opp. B. & O. 
Depot. 

D. W. Moorehead — Barber shop. Front street. 

P. E. Cross — Blacksmith, Ferry street. 

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H. J. Dreyer — Cabinet Maker, Front street. 

John Bowman — Contractors. Columbia Avenue. 
C. W. Guthrie — Contractor, High street. 

C. W. Dowling — Building Contractor, Columbia Av- 
enue* 

E. T. Skidmore — Druggist — at end of bridge. 
C. H. Smith — Florist, Victoria avenue. 

M. P. Lenkard — Grocery Dealer, Front street. 

C. D. Alexander — Groceries and provisions, Colum- 
bia ave. 

F. M. Dunham — Groceries and Provisions, Pike 
stieet. 

D. A. Uhl — Grocery, Ferry street. 
Banner St.re — W. D. Cornell, Pike street. 

G. W. Nutter — Dealer in General Merchandise, 
Feiiy stieet. 

J. K. Palmer — Groceries, Front street. 

O, N. Metcalf — Groceries and Provisions, Front 

G. W. Callihan — Dealer in Cigars and Tobacco, 
Pike street. 

W» P. Beesons — Insurance, Ferry street- 

Asa Heat.n — Insurance Agent, Columbia Avenue. 

H. D. Johnson — Livery, Front street. 

Banner Brocm Co. — Manufacturers of fine brooms 
• and whisks. Office and factory opposite B. & O. 

depot. 
Douglas Manufacturing Co. — D. R. Gilbert, Mgr. 

Williamstown Pike. 
The Parmalee Boat Co. — (W. F. Parmalee) Shops 

on Railroad street. 
Sterling Veneer & Basket Co. — ^Williamstown. 
The Fenton Art Glass Co. — Factory on street car 

line, South Williamstown. 

Page & Hover- — Dealers in Meats, etc., Ferry street. 

l)r. I. P. Eddy — Physician and surgeon. Office on 

Front street. 
Dr. W. D. Cline — Williams aveirue. 

J. A. Griffin — Real Estate Agent. 

James Griffin — Real Estate Agent. 

P. L. Sargent — Real Estate, Pike EU-eei. 

U. T. Wade — Real Estate Dealer, Columbia avenue. 

G. W. Winchell — Restaurant, Railroad street. 

J. D. Smith — Defiler in Seeds, etc.. Front street. 

^enj. Chichester — Shoe Dealer, Elm street. 



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THE MARIETTA PAINT AND 
COLOR COMPANY 

MARIETTA. OHIO 

Largest Exclusive Manufacturers of "W"ood 
Finishing Materials in the "World 

Originators of the Famous 

GOLDEN OAK 
OIL STAINS 




Manufacturers of 

PASTE WOOD FILLERS, STAINS AND 

SURFACERS, PREPARED PAINTS 

SUPERFINE COLORS, ETC. 



Factory and Main Offices: 
Corner Fort and Wood Streets 

WEST MARIETTA 



INDEX 



Page 
A CORRECTION 117 



History 1 

Preface 5 

Hist rical, Being a review of the early history of 
Maiietta, with the names of Pioneers and the 
settlers and families in the Forts during the 

Indian War, etc 7-12 

Historical Notes 13 

Pi<? Files and Disasters 16 

Floods 18 

Newspaper History \ 19-23 

Historical Points of Interest 24 

Histoiical Societies 84 

The Ohio Land Company .... 37 

The Ohio Company of Associates 38 

Pilgiims of the Mayflower 89 

Piigiim's Progjess 39 

Marietta of Today — Facts about Marietta .... 4:5 

Postoffice Information .54 

Location of Fire Alarms . . , .58 

Chui ches 59 

Secret Societies , 62 

Labor Organizations 65 

Railroad Information — Being a compilation of 
Distances and Fares on all Railroads leaving 

Maiietta 69-76 

Street Car Service 77 

Boats that Pass at Marietta — with Tables giv- 
ing distances and fares to river points. ... 77-81 
Distance by Wagon Roads to Surrounding 

Towns . . .<^2 

Marietta Schools 83 

Maiietta College 85 

City, County, Township, State and Federal Offi- 
cial List 93 

Political Information — Giving the tabulated vote 
for Washington County — the Democratic and 
Republican County Committee. .Presidents of 
the United States — Names of States and Terri- 
tories — District of Columbia, etc 96-104 

The Great Ordinance of 1787 105 

Marietta as a Manufacturing Point 112 

Board of Trade 112 

Merchants' Association 113 

Water Rates for Marietta 115 

Miscellaneous — How to Purify Your Cistern... HS 

How to Figure Simple Interest ^'?> 

Standard Time 53 

The Ministerial Section 75 

The Monroe Doctrine 103 

Condensed Ilistoiy of the United States 103 

Some Facts About Ohio 104 

Boating on the Rivers 114 



Lock aud Dam 18 Hi 

A Kelif of Eaily Days 11» 

Williamstown — Biiet Histoiical Notes of the 

town 1^9 

Gazetteer of Marietta 1-6 

Advei tiiiing • 126 

Advei tising Distiibiitor 126 

Ambuiance Seivice 126 

Amusements 126 

Artists 126 

Alt Embioideiy 126 

Attorneys at Law 126 

Automobiles 12B 

Bakers 128 

Banks 128 

Baibeis 129 

Bath Rooms 120* 

Bicycles 129 

Billiaids and Pool 129 

Booksellers and Stationers . 130 

Bowling Alleys I'^O 

Blacksmiths and Horseshoers 130 

Boat Builders 130 

Boiler Repair Shops 130 

Bone and Phosphate 130 

Bottling Woiks 130 

Breweiies 130 

Brick Manufacturers 131 

Biidge and Feriy Co 131 

Brokerage & Brokers 131 

Broom Manufacturers 131 

Building and Loans 131 

Business College 13.1 

Cafes and Saloons 131 

Carriage and Wagon Makers 132 

Cement Blocks 132 

Ghiiopodist and Manicuring 132 

Cigais and Tobacco 132 

Cleaning and Pressing 132 

Clothing and Gents' Furnishings 133 

Coal Dealers 133 

Confectioners .' . 133 

Contractors and Builders 134 

Deliveiies 134 

Department Stores 134 

Dentists 134 

Dog Fanciers 134 

Dry Goods 135 

Diuggists 135 

Dyeing and Cleaning 136 

Express Companies 136 

Electrical Supplies 136 

Florists 136 

Flour and Feed — Mills 130 

Fiuit Dealers 136 

Furniture and House Furnishings 137 

Gas Company 137 

Grocers 137 

Grocers — Wholesale 139 



Hardware 139 

Harness and Saddleiy ! ! 1 39 

Hotels 13J) 

Ice Dealers 140 

Ii on and Snpply Co.'s [ 140 

Installment Houses 140 

Insurance Agents .' 140 

Je^\ (.'1(0 s .' 141 

Laundries 141 

Light and Power Co 141 

Li(luor Dealers " 141 

Lively and Tiansfer 141 

Liinibor Companies 143 

Maniifaotuicrs . ., 142 

Mac hine Shops 145 

Mantels, Tiles and Grates 145 

Meat Maikets 145 

Mens' Furnishings 145 

Merrhandise Broker 1-15 

Millineiy 14G 

MoTuiments 14!* 

Music Dealers 14G 

N'iwspapeis I4(i 

Oil and Gas Companies 146 

Oil Maps 147 

Oil Well Supplies 147 

Opti ians 147 

Paints and Wall Papers 14H 

Pictures and Frames 148 

Photogi aphers 148 

Physicians 148 

Pipe Lines 149 

Plumbers 150 

Poultiy and Poultry Fanciers 150 

Power Farm ^L^chinely 150 

Pointers and Publishers 150 

Produce and Fiuits 151 

Railroads 151 

Railway (Street) and Electric Lines 152 

Railway Ticket Office 152 

Real Estate 152 

Restaurants 152 

Shoe Dealers and Repairers 3 53 

Sign and Carriaga Painters 3 53 

Specialty Companies 3 511 

Steamboat Agents 153 

Stocks and Bonds 154 

Stone Companies and Contractors 154 

Tailors 154 

Tanner y 3 54 

Tea Company 154 

Telegraph Company 154 

Telephone Companies 154 

Torpedo Companies 154 

Undortakers 3 55 

Upholsterers 3 55 

Variety Stores 3 55 

Vetf^rinary Surg°ons 1 55 

Williamstown Directory 156 



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